DRC: Still No Peace for Children

Since the publication of War Child’s report ‘Lost childhoods: the continuing conflict in the Kivu provinces’ in November 2012, violence and unrest have continued unchecked in both North and South Kivu. This includes attacks on villages, looting, killings and sexual violence. The situation facing children is far from improving. In this updated briefing paper, War Child Holland calls on the UN to ensure that the intervention brigade prioritises the protection of children, and assist with the release and reintegration of child soldiers associated with armed groups operating in eastern DRC.