UN Security Council
2022

rape and other forms of sexual violence used against children in armed conflict as well as unlawful recruitment and use, re-recruitment, including in non-combatant roles, and the abduction of children, and calls on the Somali authorities to: (a) strengthen the legal framework on child protection and underscores the need for capacity building on child protection; 22-04795 5/13 S/RES/2628 (2022) (b) take action to prevent all forms of violence against children and to hold those responsible to account; (c) take appropriate measures to prevent attacks against civilian infrastructure including against schools and hospitals, and to prevent their militar y use; (d) cease detentions of all children on national security charges where this is in violation of applicable international law and instead to treat children primarily as victims, consistent with Somalia’s obligations under the United Nations Conventi on on the Rights of the Child; and (e) take action to fully implement their 2012 Action Plans, the 2014 standard operating procedures for the handover of children separated from armed groups, the 2018 Roadmap and the Working Group Conclusions on Children and Armed Conflict