First Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in Burkina Faso Children in Burkina Faso experienced high levels of violence and grave violations perpetrated by all parties to conflict, a new report, the first one of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in Burkina Faso, shows. The report covering the period between [...]
The escalation of the conflict and deterioration of the security situation in Myanmar, especially since the military seized power in February 2021, has had a devastating impact on children and their protection. A report covering the period from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2023 shows an over 400% increase in grave violations against [...]
Joint press release by the UN Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and on Violence against Children The international community must act urgently to avoid sacrificing a whole generation of Sudanese children in a brutal man-made conflict, called on Monday the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict [...]
Children in South Sudan are facing increased risks of violence and violations of their fundamental rights as the recent escalation of violence in the country threatens the important gains made since the signature of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in 2018. The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, calls [...]
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, deplores the end of the ceasefire in Gaza and the Israeli military escalation and calls on the parties to urgently re-establish a ceasefire and negotiations. Since the horrific Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror attacks against Israeli civilians on 7 October [...]
The release of 93 individuals recruited as children by the Myanmar Armed Forces is a noteworthy step towards the full implementation of the 2012 joint action plan to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children signed between the Myanmar Armed Forces and the United Nations Country Task Force for Monitoring and Reporting [...]
Launch of A New Campaign to Protect Children in Conflict by United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, is launching ‘Prove It Matters’, a new global campaign calling for the urgent need to uphold the Convention on the [...]
On this International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, let us remind ourselves that over 473 million children live in conflict zones, from Myanmar to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Haiti to Sudan, Ukraine to the Sahel region. Children are the primary victims of armed conflicts they did not start. If they survive, they [...]
In a significant step toward strengthening efforts to protect children affected by armed conflict, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (SRSG-CAAC), Ms. Virginia Gamba, and Her Excellency Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in New York, signed [...]
Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council The year 2024 will remain one of the darkest for children living amidst conflict, with the first half of the year seeing children being killed and maimed in unprecedented numbers. Large-scale military operations using explosive weapons in [...]
