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The challenges facing the children of Botswana.

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Are not unique to Botswana and the UK continues to learn

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from our experience here and from our own experience in the

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UK of building a youth and children's justice system.

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And through the UK's Role UK programme, we've been able to

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connect British and Botswana professionals, lawyers, social

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workers and policy experts to learn from each other.

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We often hear the phrase development partner. I like to

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think of us as an investment partner. We're investing in

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the collective futures of our two countries, learning from

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each other as we go to strengthen capacity and

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collaboration across this important sector.

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I'd like to commend the leadership of the honourable

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Minister and the Government of Botswana for championing

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this work from the outset and making children's rights and

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national priority. That says a lot about a country.

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Of course, in the changing development landscape, the UK

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remains committed to an expert LED partnership, one that

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draws on the best of our legal and social sectors to

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support Botswana's goals, whether that's in child

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protection, whether that's in legal reform or broader

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social and economic transformation.

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And ladies and gentlemen, honourable ministers, for me,

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that's what today's launch represents, the hope that every

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child in every corner of Botswana can find safety,

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understanding and justice when they need it most. Thank you.