Content_paragraphs:  I welcome the continued commitment of the Government of the Democratic 
  
  Republic of the Congo to consolidate the gains of its action plan, signed in 2012, to 
  
  sustainably prevent the recruitment and use of children by its armed and secur ity 
  
  forces, including through the institutionalization of measures and mechanisms 
  
  therein. I also urge the Government to accelerate the implementation of aspects of the 
  
  action plan relating to sexual violence against children, as the Armed Forces of the 
  
  Democratic Republic of the Congo and other security forces remain significant 
  
  perpetrators of this violation.