UN Security Council
2023

of verified instances of the “six grave violations” again st children documented in the Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict ( S/2023/363), including the high number of grave violations attributed to Al-Shabaab; and, a. demands that all parties to the conflict take appropriate measures to: i. end and prevent violations and abuses against children, including the “six grave violations” in accordance with applicable obligations under inter national law; 23-21113 5/7 S/RES/2705 (2023) ii. identify those responsible for such violations and abuses and hold perpetrators accountable; iii. consider primarily as victims those children who are associated with or have been released or otherwise separated from armed forces and armed groups, consistent with the Paris Principles endorsed by the Federal Government of Somalia and ensure their handover to civilian child protection actors; and iv. cease detention of all children on national security charges where it is in violation of applicable international law; b. calls on the Federal Government of Somalia to implement fully: i. the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 (UNCRC);