Morocco attends conference in canada on war-affected children

Morocco is taking part in the international conference on children victims of wars, currently held in Winnipeg, Canada.

The conference that is attended by delegates from some 130 countries and young people from countries affected by wars, including former children-soldiers, is discussing the impact of armed conflicts on children and ways of protecting children.

The conference, held September 13-15 at the level of experts and September 1-17 at the level of ministers, is to adopt recommendations and a plan of action defining the assistance to be extended to children involved in armed conflicts.

The plan of action might be submitted to the UN extraordinary session on children slated to be held in 2001.

Morocco is represented at the conference by its ambassador to Canada, Abdelkader Lacheheb.