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__Policy Statement__

Main points to consider about the issue
 * Many children are forced into prostitution in LDCs and corrupt nations
 * In some African nations, children are forced into fighting in militias
 * Kids are trafficked and forced into slavery and unpaid labor
 * Many children are not given proper access to education
 * Many children are forced into carrying out drug deals

What the international community has already done to address the issue
 * UNICEF has taken various measures to educate children and provide them with adequate resources to their futures
 * Taken strides to increase awareness of the terrible living conditions that child soldiers must face

Your countries point of view about the issue and reasons for this point of view
 * Colombia feels that children around the world should be provided with the proper opportunities to build strong futures
 * Colombia feels that the issue is paramount because the poor children in the nation are forced into labor, including carrying out drug deals

At least three solutions that your country would propose to address this issue
 * Create resolutions outlining the areas in which child labor is outstanding
 * Create an international organization to independently monitor nations which have been accused of illegally enslaving children
 * Increase funding to UNICEF

__Clauses__


 * 1) __Encourages__ member states to comply with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in order to strengthen efforts to improve the rights of children,
 * 2) __Calls upon__ member states who have not signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child to do so and oblige by their contents in order further expend the convention and allow nations to cooperate to strengthen the rights of children,