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Situation in 2015 Progress in 2015 for children 32 Up to 5,000 children and youth with armed groups 98 per cent of women have undergone female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) Less three 3 per cent of births are registered One of the world’s least protective environments Assisted over 9,700 survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) through a package of services Over 106,000 children’s births registered in Somaliland Reintegration services for 769 (645 boys, 124 girls) children involved with armed forces and groups 3,113 cases of child rights violations resolved at the community level 600 youth benefitted from the Youth for Change programme
Child protection achievements in 2015 Challenging violence More than 9,300 women/girls and 400 men/ boys who are survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) were assisted; a third were children. They were given access to a package of services, which include medical and psychosocial treatment and the opportunity to seek judicial remedies. UNICEF provided community-based reintegration services to over 700 children recruited into armed forces/groups. The Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) expanded its reach with over 2,300 cases reported in the database of verified grave child-rights violations across 60 districts in 11 regions. Advocacy and policy dialogue efforts on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) resulted in a Religious Declaration ‘Fatwa’, policy and draft legislation outlawing of all forms of FGM/C in Puntland. In addition, 100 communities declared total abandonment of FGM/C. Community dialogues are ongoing among 80 communities in the South and Central regions and 40 in Somaliland. Registering births Fifty-eight health facilities in six districts supported birth registration with birth certificates issued to 106,000 children. Convention on the Rights of the Child The Somali Parliament passed a bill approving the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 2014, setting the stage for children’s access to their rights. The CRC was ratified by the President on 20 January 2015, the depositary notification was made to the United Nations Secretary-General on 1 October 2015, and the convention formally entered into force on 31 October 2015. Community-based child protection Overall progress has been made in improving Somali children’s access to justice, social services and the establishment of a minimum package of preventative and protective processes through a functional child protection system linked with comprehensive community-based child protection mechanisms. Some 3,113 cases of child rights violations were resolved by community-based Child Protection Committees through referrals and alternative dispute resolution. More than 600 youth benefitted from the Youth for Change programme, a joint UNDP, ILO, and UNICEF programme which provides children and youth identified by their communities as being at risk with psychosocial support, non-formal and life-skillsbased education, vocational training, and support to reintegrate back into their communities Child Protection Desks established at Berbera and Bossaso supported Yemen returnees/refugees and provided children and families with protection services. 33
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