A/HRC/4/72 page 14 Darfur, where abduction of women and children has been attributed to militia groups. In the meantime the Government has observed that, whereas its Committee for the Eradication of Abduction of Women and Children (CEAWC) considers that legal action is the best measure to eradicate such abductions, tribal groups have requested CEAWC not to resort to legal action unless their own amicable efforts have failed. The challenge is to foster such tribal conciliation meetings within a framework of peaceful coexistence, while at the same time ensuring that there is no impunity for abductors who exploit forced labour” (p. 44). VII. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION 53. The right of children to be protected from abduction is incontrovertible, yet the abduction of children in Africa remains largely unstudied. International organizations have not yet devoted significant attention to the concern. 54. As mentioned above, the Security Council has established a monitoring and reporting mechanism to provide timely and accurate information on violations committed against children affected by armed conflict, specifically including abduction. All actors should participate in the efforts being carried out by this new mechanism to ensure systematic and comprehensive reporting. 55. In order to optimize the impact of the work being done on the issue of abduction of children, special attention should be given to the need to avoid duplication and to harmonize the work of the different United Nations mechanisms working on that matter. Notes 1 22 African states are parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and 27 are parties to the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography. 2 See www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/ipec/publ/download/factsheets/ fs_armedconflict_0303.pdf. 3 See www.ilo.org/public/french/standards/ipec/publ/download/fr_wounded3.pdf. 4 Report of the Director-General: Global Report under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 2005; see www.ilo.org/dyn/declaris/ DECLARATIONWEB.DOWNLOAD_BLOB?Var DocumentID=5059. -----