UN Children agency or UNICEF is calling on South Sudanese and the world at large to put an end to the violation of children rights.
In a statement, UNICEF calls on leaders to fulfil their promise in contributing for peace by making children to live free from fear.
The rights of millions of children are being violated every day, UNICEF reports during the Universal Children’s Day.
Three years of fighting in South Sudan have caused huge suffering among children with thousands being killed, sexually abused and recruited as soldiers, says Mahimbo Mdoe, UNICEF’s Representative in South Sudan.
The UNICEF Representative says an estimated 17 thousand children remain in the ranks of various armed forces and armed groups.