Mario Draghi, the ECB chief, said: "We continue to work closely with the Bank of Greece and we strongly endorse the commitment of member states in pledging to take action to address the fragilities of euro-area economies".
Strides and challenges At the high-level meeting, known as the third Ministerial follow-up Forum to the Paris Commitments, Cape Verde, Gabon, Georgia, Iceland, Latvia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Korea, Togo and Uruguay endorsed the Commitments, raising the number of supporting countries from 84 to 95.
The number of States to have endorsed the commitments has increased to 84, the latest being Albania, the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Guinea, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Panama and Senegal.
The number of States to have endorsed the commitments has increased from 95 to 100, the latest coming from Angola, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica and San Marino.
A total of 84 states now have endorsed the commitments.
Five years ago, at the International Conference Free Childrenn from War', 59 States – agreeing to spare no effort to end the scourge of unlawful recruitment and use of children – endorsed the Paris Commitments to Protect Children from Unlawful Recruitment or Use by Armed Forces or Armed Groups.
NEW YORK, 27 September 2010 – New countries today endorsed the 'Paris Commitments' to end the use of child soldiers, joining a growing list of States that have pledged to protect children from recruitment and use by armed forces and groups.
The number of countries that have endorsed the Paris Commitments nearly doubled in 10 years, from 58 countries in 2007 to 105 at present, signaling an increasing global commitment to end the use of children in conflict.
NEW YORK, 3 December 2012 Todayay, Bolivia, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Kuwait and Yemen endorsed the 'Paris Commitments' to end the recruitment and use of children by armed forces and groups, bringing the list of endorsers to 105 Member States.
Eleven nations have newly endorsed the Paris Commitments, which form an international agreement to end the use of children in war.
The recent Afghan Loya Jirga endorsed the value of an American long-term commitment.
