More than a decade of conflict in Syria have left deep scars on children, with most of them having grown up knowing only war, and the years leading to the change of regime have been no exception, a new report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic shows. The [...]
The Analysis and Outreach Hub of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG CAAC), based in Doha, concluded a successful collaboration with students from Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) aimed at raising awareness of the impact of armed conflict on children. As part of this creative partnership, [...]
PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Statement by Dr Najat Maalla M’jid, Acting SRSG-CAAC, Third Committee of the General Assembly, Discussion of the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, I address you today as ad interim SRSG CAAC since 1st August, to present the report A/80/266 regarding children and armed [...]
[العربية تتبع] Cairo, Egypt, 29 September 2025 – The Analysis and Outreach Hub of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict in Doha, in partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS), convened a regional workshop on “Child Protection and Education in Armed Conflict for Member States of the [...]
[Arabic follows] Doha, Qatar, 21 September 2025 – On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, ‘Prove It Matters’, a global campaign created by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG CAAC) will be implemented in cooperation with the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, [...]
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - World leaders, child protection actors, and young people gathered today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to mark the sixth International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The high-level event, organized by the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation with the support and partnership of the Office of the Special Representative [...]
Annual Report of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the General Assembly Grave violations against children have reached shocking levels in 2024, a new report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the General Assembly shows. The report, which covers the [...]
Child-Inclusive and Gender-Responsive Reintegration Programmes Reintegration programmes for children formerly associated with armed forces and armed groups are critical elements of building and sustaining peace in conflict and post-conflict situations, contributing to security, stability and social cohesion, and supporting transitions from military to civilian life. Reintegration programmes play a central role in mitigating the [...]
The ongoing fragile political and security context in South Sudan, with limited progress in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, has rendered children more vulnerable to grave violations, with an increase in verified incidents, a new report of the Secretary-General on children [...]
Report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict Armed conflict inflicted excruciating levels of violence on children in 2024, according to a new report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict published today. With 41,370 incidents, the highest number of grave violations against children in armed conflict since the inception of the [...]
