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
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Concludes First Visit to Haiti
- SRSG CAAC Frazier’s Remarks to the UN Security Council 10143rd meeting on Syria
- USG Vanessa Frazier, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Concludes First Official Visit to the Russian Federation
- USG Vanessa Frazier, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Concludes First Official Visit to Ukraine
- Every Step Could be a Threat: Children and Explosive Remnants of War