<p>The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, GEN. Chol Thon Balok has reaffirmed the SSPDF’s commitment to implementing stricter age-verification mechanisms and national registration systems in recruitment procedures to ensure total compliance with international mandates in the Comprehensive Action Plan on child protection. This comes during a closing session of the Fourth (4<sup>th</sup>) Child Protection National Conference in Juba<b>. </b></p>
