UN 'to protect children from war'

The BBC reports.

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution aimed at protecting children in armed conflict.

The council agreed to monitor more than 50 governments and rebel groups accused of violating children's rights and punish those who did not stop.

Who's missing from the BBC list? The Palestinians naturally.

And how does the UN plan to punish those that don't comply?

The council agreed to consider targeted measures if the governments or rebel groups did not make enough progress. These could include travel restrictions, arms embargos, a ban on military assistance or financial restrictions.

Yeah, like that worked out so well in the UN's Iraq oil for food scandal.

Now, I wonder why the BBC didn't mention these:



Om Mohammed helps her twelve-year-old son Abu Ali with a toy suicide bomber belt he fashioned on his own. "I hope to be a Martyr...I hope when I get 14 or 15 to explode myself."

Now you know why.
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