The United Nations human rights envoy tasked with protecting the rights of children caught up in armed conflict today began a visit to Côte d'Ivoire to assess the situation in the divided West African country.
Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, will focus particularly on the follow-up of action plans aimed at releasing children from armed groups and reintegrating them into their communities, UN spokesperson Michele Montas told reporters.
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