It includes combatants affected by force downsizing, armed groups allied to the signatories of the agreement and foreign armed groups.

(b) Violations attributed to armed groups

Other armed groups continue to incorporate children.

Disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed groups

Disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed groups

Former leaders of Ituri armed groups continue to wield influence

Efforts by both the Government and the armed groups to control armed elements are often insufficient or ineffective.

Whereas some children join armed groups for food or in order to survive or to avenge atrocities in their communities, others are physically abducted by armed groups for war.

Such weapons may end up in the hands of groups involved in armed conflicts as well as organized criminal groups and terrorist groups.

More important, most armed groups obey no laws, national or international.

Some leaders of other armed groups have been offered government positions.

Monitoring of the cessation of hostilities and movements of armed groups

The armed groups are rearming and the conflict is spreading outside Darfur.

Furthermore, parties whose activities must be monitored are both Governments and armed groups.

Even convoys escorted by the police are attacked by groups of armed men.

The parties the armed groups, the armed men  are outrageously irresponsible, at all levels, in their acts against civilians and internally displaced persons.

It believes that some of the measures proposed would hinder acceptance of the MOTAPM instrument among armed groups in non international armed conflicts.

Further, illicit manufacturing is a significant source of supply to armed groups and organized crime.

Emphasis has now shifted on implementing a country wide programme of disarming illegal armed groups.

However, significant challenges lie ahead as the focus now shifts to disarming illegal armed groups.

Since October 2003, more than 1,000 children have been released from armed forces and groups.

MINUSTAH retook some police stations occupied by the former military and other illegal armed groups.

The Special Rapporteur continued to receive reliable reports of forcible recruitment and training of children for the Government armed forces and non State armed groups.

6. The Commission urges that dialogue and negotiations be pursued between the Government of Colombia and all illegal armed groups, aimed at overcoming the situation of violence stemming from the conflict with illegal armed groups and at reaching a lasting peace.

The list of armed groups that recruit child soldiers has not become smaller since last year.

Most perpetrators were civilians, though the military and armed groups were also implicated in some cases.

In the meantime, the problem of other armed groups remains of crucial importance in southern Sudan.

Numerous armed groups active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are allegedly involved in crimes.

Allegations of human rights abuses by members of non State armed groups have also been received.

MINUSTAH continued its sensitization campaign with other illegal armed groups on a community by community basis.

MINUSTAH organized focus groups, involving residents affected by violence and community leaders, to develop modalities for reintegrating juvenile members of the armed groups into their communities.

Of this number, 11 were disqualified for failing to disarm or having links with illegal armed groups.

Responsibility for all this is shared by all the armed forces and groups involved in the conflicts.

We also urge an immediate end to the unauthorized exercise of law enforcement functions by armed groups.

The Commission urges all illegal armed groups to allow humanitarian access to all areas throughout the country.

The report records widespread and unacceptable patterns of violations (S 2005 72, para. 57) against children. Armed groups that recruit and use children in armed conflicts are named.

Sexual crimes are not only being committed by the irregular armed groups, but also by those who have primary responsibility to protect the armed forces and law enforcement agencies.

An observer from the United Nations would also be a member of the Other Armed Groups Collaborative Committee set up, according to the Ceasefire Agreement, to deal with the question of the various armed groups existing outside of the structures of the two main parties.

(i) The occurrence of cases of extrajudicial summary or arbitrary execution resulting from armed conflicts between members of the armed forces and their allies and armed insurgent groups within the country, including the Sudan People's Liberation Army Movement

The disbandment of illegal groups process is a follow on programme to disband illegal militia who remain armed.

Governments were primarily responsible for ensuring that all groups involved in armed conflicts abided by internationally agreed standards.

Other armed groups, particularly the Forces armées du people congolais (FAPC), also allegedly committed serious human rights violations.

During the reporting period, MONUC investigated a number of attacks by armed groups on villages in South Kivu.

Frequent clashes between FARDC troops and armed groups operating in the area have resulted in numerous civilian casualties.

Certain mandates required cooperation with other non State actors, such as the private sector and even armed groups.