Experts and human rights activists highlighted Thursday in Geneva the scourge of child recruitment in armed conflicts around the world, considering the Tindouf camps, southwest of Algeria, as a black spot for this practice, which is a grave violation of international humanitarian law.

A Geneva-based NGO has alerted to the legal anarchy prevailing in the Tindouf camps in Southwestern Algeria, where thousands of saharawis live in dire conditions in tents or mud houses and depend mainly on international aid.

Two non-governmental organizations denounced on Tuesday in Geneva the grave violations of the rights of refugees in the Tindouf camps, southwest of Algeria, amid the silence of the international community.

The Council of the Laayoune Saguia el-Hamra Region unanimously approved, during its regular session in March, a draft framework agreement for partnership between the region and Mandera County, Kenya.

Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries reaffirmed, here Sunday, the unwavering positions and decisions of the GCC Supreme Council supporting the Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara and the preservation of peace and security of the Kingdom of Morocco.