A new UN mandate is born
On 12 December 1996, with the adoption of resolution 51/77, the General Assembly recommended the appointment of a Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict. The mandate was born. The international community had worked to bring the protection of children affected by war the attention it deserved and had now created a focal point for action to reinforce global child protection.tent
Former Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Olara Otunnu, of Uganda, 1997 to 2005
Radhika Coomaraswamy, of Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2012
Leila Zerrougui, of Algeria, 2012 to 2017
Virginia Gamba, or Argentina, 2017 to 2025
Recent posts
- Under-Secretary-General and UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict concludes first visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Colombia Becomes First Country to Make Concrete National Commitments Under the “Prove It Matters” Campaign
- Immediate and Urgent Action for Children Across Sudan, as Conflict Intensifies in North Kordofan
- In Historic First, Central Africa Endorses Regional Prevention Strategy on Children and Armed Conflict
- Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict: Remarks by USG CAAC Frazier