Government renewed its commitment to an Action Plan signed in 2012 with the United Nations to end the recruitment and use of children in armed forces and grave violations against children.
In a statement, Defence Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk declared that children do not belong to the army, committing to implement all provisions of the Action Plan.
The commitment means releasing all children associated with security forces, provision of services for family reunification and reintegration.
It also means investigating grave violations against children and holding perpetrators accountable.
United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Toby Lanzer expressed pleasure that the government recommitted to restore the rights of children in South Sudan.
He added that recommitment means averting the loss of another generation.
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui and UNICEF Representative in South Sudan Jonathan Veitch pointed out that accountability is essential.
They argued that if those who recruit, kill, maim and rape boys and girls, attack schools and hospitals never face justice, no lasting peace would be possible.