In Côte d'Ivoire , UNICEF provided direct assistance ( psychosocial , educational , medical , food assistance and family reintegration ) to 7,188 children in 2006 , more than 1,400 of whom had formerly been associated with armed groups , within the framework of the prevention , demobilization and reinsertion programme . At the same time , more than 6,000 adolescents associated with armed groups were sensitized on HIV/AIDS prevention and 20 child protection focal points were appointed and trained within the Forces de défense et de sécurités des Forces nouvelles ( FDS-FN ) .