RA 11188 CHAPTER VIII (Section 25–26) — Full Text

Inter-Agency Committee on Children in Situations of Armed Conflict.

Section 25

SEC. 25. Inter-Agency Committee on Children in Situations of Armed Conflict. - To effectively undertake the protection of the welfare of children in situations of armed conflict and for proper implementation of this Act, the Inter-Agency Committee on Children Involved in Armed Conflict (IAC-CIAC) created by Executive Order No. 138 shall now be known as the Inter-Agency Committee on Children in Situations of Armed Conflict (IAC-CSAC). It shall be chaired by the CWC, with the following government organizations (GOs) as members: (a) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP); (b) Commission on Human Rights (CHR); (c) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); (d) Department of Health (DQH); (e) Department of Education (DepEd); (f) Department of Justice (DOJ); (g) Department of National Defense (DND); (h) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); (i) Local government units (LGUs); (j) National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP); (k) National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF); (l) Office of Civil Defense (OCD); (m) Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP); (n) Philippine Commission on Women (PCW); (o) Philippine National Police (PNP); and (p) Two (2) civil society organizations working in the same field. In caring for children in situations of armed conflict, child-focused NGOs, shall take active part in and continually strive to strengthen their programs and capabilities to deliver protection to these children. For proper implementation of this Act, all GOs and NGOs including those identified herein shall provide their respective counterpart support including technical, logistical and financial assistance relative to the implementation of programs, projects and activities for children in situations of armed conflict, in accordance with their mandate and in accordance with existing accounting and auditing rules and regulations. All programs should be participatory and should ensure : involvement of children, their communities, NGOs, faith-based organizations or groups, and other concerned groups.

Functions of the IAC-CSAC.

Section 26

SEC. 26. Functions of the IAC-CSAC. - The IAC-CSAC shall perform the following functions: (a) Ensure that international instruments such as the UNCRC, the optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict and other related human rights treaties are considered as actions taken: (b) Formulate guidelines and develop programs, in coordination with concerned agencies, for the handling of children involved in armed conflict and monitor or document cases of capture, surrender, arrest, rescue or recovery by government forces; (c) Conduct human rights training, advocacy and information campaigns and capability building of LGUs; (d) Implement a monitoring, reporting and response system for grave child rights' violations in situations of armed conflict; and (e) Work closely with concerned agencies in coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the enhanced CSAC program framework.