Efforts to combat the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict and to promote their sustainable reintegration were the focus of a high-level roundtable held Tuesday in Geneva. The event, organized on the sidelines of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, is part of a conference series dedicated to the International Rabat Declaration on Child-Focused Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR).

Mahmoud Zaidan, a former detainee of the polisario, delivered a damning testimony Monday before the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, denouncing serious human rights violations in the Tindouf camps.

A group of 40 countries reaffirmed their support on Monday for the “full and complete sovereignty” of the Kingdom of Morocco over its southern provinces, emphasizing that the Sahara issue is a political dispute under the purview of the UN Security Council. They also called for a solution based on the Moroccan autonomy initiative.

The High Commission for Former Resistance Fighters and Members of the Liberation Army organized a ceremony in Laayoune On Saturday to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Battle of Dcheira and the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last foreign soldier from the southern provinces.

The Kingdom of Bahrain reiterated its steadfast support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its full sovereignty over its Sahara.