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Official Twitter account of the AU Organ based in 🇱🇸 mandated to monitor the implementation of the African Children's Charter.

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🧵 1/2 Today, during the 1357th Meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) Open Session on #Education in Conflict Situations, Hon. Sabrina Gahar called for strengthened coordination and collective action to advance the protection of children across the continent.

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2/2...water and sanitation, protection referral pathways, and inclusive services that respond to their particular vulnerabilities."

Amb. Jainaba Jagne, AU Special Envoy on CAAC at the 1357th Meeting of the AU PSC.

#EducationInConflict #SilencingTheGuns #AfricaFit4Children

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🧵1/2: "Education cannot be sustained in isolation thus for a child, the loss of education rarely stands alone. An unsafe or inaccessible classroom weakens the ecosystem of protection around that child. Children need safe learning spaces, psychosocial support, school feeding...

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"Education cannot be deferred until peace is restored. It is itself a line of protection, a foundation for recovery and an investment in sustainable peace. Protecting education is therefore not peripheral to Africa’s peace and security agenda. It is one of its clearest tests."

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2/2... Emphasizing the critical link between education, peace, and children's rights, she urged stakeholders to reinforce collaborative efforts to ensure that every child in Africa can learn in a safe, secure, and enabling environment.

🎙️Listen to this excerpt of her remarks 🔊

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🧵 1/2 Today, during the 1357th Meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) Open Session on #Education in Conflict Situations, Hon. Sabrina Gahar called for strengthened coordination and collective action to advance the protection of children across the continent.

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Side events provide a platform to share knowledge, showcase research, promote dialogue, and advance the African Children’s Charter.

📅 Dates: 13–18 Oct 2026
📧 Submit by: 30 Aug 2026 → [email protected]

👉 Read the full details here:https://t.co/gwsWg6vGic

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📢 Call for Side Events – 48th Ordinary Session of the ACERWC

The ACERWC invites AU Member States, NHRIs, UN agencies, RECs, civil society, academia, and partners to submit proposals to host side events during the 48th Ordinary Session in Maseru, Lesotho (13–20 Oct 2026).

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📄Access the full Observations here:https://t.co/OdsttYviQW
#africafit4children #Agenda2040 #Eritrea

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The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has issued its Concluding Observations and recommendation on the Second Periodic Report of the State of Eritrea.

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She briefed on ACERWC Guidelines on Ending #ViolenceAgainstChildren & Thematic Report on Harmful Practices, urging wider dissemination & endorsement to strengthen national systems.

#ChildRights #AfricanUnion #Namibia

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Hon. Hermine Kembo, @acerwc_africa Special Rapporteur on Child Marriage & Harmful Practices, represented the Committee at @_AfricanUnion #STCSDLE6 (27–31 July, Windhoek 🇳🇦).

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Africa Day of Oceans and Seas.
On this day, the ACERWC calls on African Union Member States to act decisively against the climate crisis threatening children’s rights.
Learn more in our advocacy factsheets:https://t.co/Ua5TPlGnJN
#1point1toohigh #AfricaFit4Children

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Hon. Sabrina Gahar emphasized:
“The Common Africa Position on Ending Violence Against Children comes at a critical moment. It provides the continent with an opportunity to approach the next global conference in Manila with greater coherence and a clearer collective voice.”

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ACERWC is participating in the Member State Validation Meeting on the Common Africa Position on Ending Violence Against Children (CAP-EVAC) and the #AU Model Law on Online Child Safety, taking place on 16–17 July 2026 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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The meeting brings together representatives of AU Member States & key stakeholders to validate these important continental instruments, which seek to strengthen legal &policy frameworks for preventing & responding to violence against children, including in the digital environment

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As we reflect on the milestones achieved over the past 35 years, we are reminded that the journey towards realizing every child's rights continues.

📽️📽Watch the full documentary on 🌐🌐🔗🔗 https://t.co/Bl43toCns9

#ACRWC35
#AfricaFit4Children
#Agenda2040
#ChildRightsInAfrica

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35 years of advancing children's rights in Africa: Every child matters. Every right counts.

Every child has the right to grow up in a world free from violence and discrimination.

📽️https://t.co/8dRtHLYeu8

#ACRWC35 #AfricaFit4Children

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We can only build the #Africa of tomorrow by ensuring that every child has the opportunity to live, thrive, and reach their full potential on a healthy and livable planet🌍.

Watch the 3rd teaser of the full 📽️ to be released on 11 July📽️ https://t.co/Zo1K0AUZ9y

#ACRWC35

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3/3... The ACERWC looks forward to working closely with SADR in supporting the effective implementation of the Charter for the benefit of every child.

#AfricaFit4Children #ChildRightsInAfrica #Agenda2040

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🧵The ACERWC Secretariat was honoured to receive the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) 🇪🇭 during a courtesy visit.

The visit reaffirmed the shared commitment to advancing the rights and welfare of children across Africa, following the

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2/3 SADR's ratification of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on 29 July 2024. As one of the Charter's newest States Parties, SADR's accession marks an important step towards strengthening the protection and promotion of children's rights on the continent.