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<p>DFID's programmes aim to directly reduce the impact of war on children and provide access to health, education and opportunity. For example, in Northern Uganda, where the plight of child soldiers was acute, DFID funds a post-conflict recovery programme that will provide literacy, training and jobs to over 50,000 young people by 2015. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, DFID will enable 370,000 more children to attend school by 2015. In the long-term, children are best protected by peaceful, accountable states capable of providing security and justice for all, access to basic services, and meeting the needs of vulnerable groups. Together with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, we also strongly support United Nations efforts to prevent recruitment of child soldiers and to campaign for their release.</p> |