On 7 August 2018 in Yambio in South Sudan, more than 100 children were released by two armed groups. Photo: UNICEF
In over 25 years, the implementation of the Children and Armed Conflict mandate has led to the release of over 180,000 children, the signing and implementation of hundreds of commitments including Action Plans as well as countless initiatives to improve the protection of boys and girls in times of war.
Reflecting on progress achieved and remaining challenges, the UN Security Council called on the Special Representative, together with relevant child protection actors, to compile comprehensive best practices on the implementation of the mandate, including a practical guidance on the integration of child protection issues in peace processes. The guidance was published in February 2020.
As a result, Special Representative Virginia Gamba created a lessons learned and best practices unit in her office that is compiling initiatives and work methods that proved successful to the protection of boys and girls.
Best Practices from the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism
Best practices and lessons learned from the field
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The Government of Iraq, supported by the United Nations, strengthens its commitment to prevent the recruitment and use of children by armed forces GalleryThe Government of Iraq, supported by the United Nations, strengthens its commitment to prevent the recruitment and use of children by armed forces
The Government of Iraq, supported by the United Nations, strengthens its commitment to prevent the recruitment and use of children by armed forces
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Protecting children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dee Brillenburg-Wurth talks about the protection of children to members of an armed group in eastern DR Congo. Copyrights: MONUSCO
Afghanistan: Film Festival on Impact of Armed Conflict on Children
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Afghanistan: Child Protection Units Keeping Children Away from National Security Forces
Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of a new child protection unit in the Afghan National Police recruitment centre in Jalalabad. ©UNAMA