Government and authorities seek to stop the recruitment of minors in Magdalena Medio

In Barrancabermeja was carried out The thirty -fifth session of the Intersectoral Commission for the prevention of recruitment, use, use and sexual violence against children and adolescents, known as Ciprunna, a National strategy that articulates efforts to protect childhood in territories affected by armed conflict.

The meeting, led by the Presidential Ministry for Human Rights, brought together representatives of the Ministries, the Government of Santander, the Magdalena Middle Magdalena, Control Organizations and Social Organizations, with the purpose of drawing concrete actions to prevent the recruitment of minors In a region where violence and territorial disputes continue to leave scars.

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The authorities agreed that conflict reconfiguration has reactivated risk for children and adolescents, especially in rural areas and school environments. Therefore, eThe Government seeks that this space not just stay diagnosticbut serve to Build verifiable commitments Among the 19 entities that make up the Commission.

“We hope go out with a very specific pact and commitments between the entities, The mayors and governorates to prevent a single boy or girl from being recruited, ”said Lourdes Castro, presidential counselor for Human Rights.

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However, the challenge goes beyond the agreements. Case subregists persist and the fear of denouncing, a reality that, according to the official, reflects the distrust that many communities still feel towards institutions.

“Not a single child must go to war. We have to be able, as a state and as a society, to protect them,” he reiterated.

He Magdalena Medio is one of the most sensitive areas in the country against recruitment and the use of minors by armed groups and criminal gangs. For that, the Ciprunna session focused on strengthening the institutional presence in schools, neighborhoods and communities, with psychosocial prevention and accompaniment programs.

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The authorities they agreed to advance in a regional pact for the protection of childhoodarticulate the efforts of the mayors and governorates, and strengthen the care routes in the most affected municipalities.

Although the road is drawn, the challenge will be to sustain joint work between national entities and local governments so that the strategies do not remain only on paper. The goal is that each action has a real impact on the territories and contributes to close the passage to children’s recruitment in Magdalena Medio.