translate English to French: Benin is a party to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, and in the event of armed conflict, the civilian population, including children, must be afforded care and protection.
En cas de conflit armé, la population civile, y compris les enfants, doit bénéficier d'une protection et de soins, le Bénin étant partie aux Conventions de Genève de 1949.