Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict – Children and Armed Conflict

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Children Have Rights. Children Want Peace. Prove It Matters

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In Focus

22,495 Haunting Cries: Children Affected by Conflict Endured an Unconscionable Number of Grave Violations in 2024
As Incidents of Denial of Humanitarian Access to Children Reach Soaring Heights, A New Guidance Note to Better Monitor, Report, and Respond to This Violation of Children’s Rights
DRC: UN Officials Raise Alarm at the Dramatic Impact of Prolonged Conflict on Women and Children, Including Increased Risk of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence on Displaced People
Burkina Faso: Children Bear the Brunt of the Intensification of the Armed Conflict, Despite Efforts by the Transitional Government
Myanmar: Sharp Increase in Grave Violations Against Children

25 Years for Children

The CAAC mandate is one of partnership and collaboration. Because it takes a village to ensure the protection of children from the harms of conflict.

Partners from all horizons have been supporting the CAAC mandate since its creation 25 years ago.

We invite you to listen to their voices.

Prove it Matters

Children have Rights. Children want peace.

Listen and take action. Prove it matters.

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CAAC Primer

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Learn More

About the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.

How many child soldiers are there in the world? What is it like to be a child soldier? Get answers to your questions.

“Statistics Should Never Overshadow the Individual Suffering of Children in Armed Conflict, “We Must Redouble Efforts to End Grave Violations”

Read the latest report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict.

Read more about the biography of Virginia Gamba, the current and fourth Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.

Read more about the Six Grave Violations.

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