The Ministry of Defence and the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security renew their commitment to eradicate child soldiers

Kigali, 13 June 2022

Today, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Rwanda together with the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security have renewed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding for their commitment to the prevention of the recruitment and use of children in Africa and around the globe. 

Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Albert Murasira and Dr Shelly Whitman, the Executive Director of the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security signed on behalf of both sides.

This particular document helps to define the roles that each of the institutions play in creating the African Centre of Excellence that is in Kigali and the various activities that they will continue to carry out together.

The Centre of Excellence exists to strengthen African capacity for research, training, and policy development and to foster innovative, regionally appropriate strategies to prevent the recruitment and use of children as soldiers.