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Human Rights Minister inaugurates Technical Committee to prevent child soldier recruitment

[06/11/2018 06:00]

ADEN-SABA
Minister of Human Rights Mohammed Askar inaugurated a joint technical committee here on Tuesday to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers.

The Cabinet, in a meeting on Monday, had approved the formation of the committee which represents the Yemeni government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

During the inauguration,Askar said the recruitment of child soldiers poses a threat to the present and future of Yemen. He stressed that this phenomenon, if left unaddressed, will be a time bomb and will lead to high rates of violence in the society.