Lessons Learned and Best Practices

Lessons Learned and Best Practices2023-01-13T13:29:55-05:00

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

UN Special Representative of Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Concludes Visit to Ukraine

By |Sunday, 14 May 2023|Categories: Press Releases, Featured @ Home|Tags: , |

The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children [...]

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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

By |Thursday, 30 March 2023|Categories: Press Releases, Featured @ Home|Tags: , , |

The press release was originally published on UNICEF's Website [...]

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Statement by SRSG Gamba – Briefing of the UN Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict: Prevention of Grave Violations

By |Monday, 13 February 2023|Categories: Featured @ Home, Statements|Tags: , |

PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY  Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba, [...]

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Invitation: Briefing of the UN Security Council on Children & Armed Conflict: Prevention of Grave Violations

By |Tuesday, 7 February 2023|Categories: Uncategorized, Featured @ Home|Tags: , , |

Under Malta’s Presidency of the UN Security Council a [...]

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South Sudan: Opposition Forces in Jonglei Receive Training from UNMISS to End Child Recruitment

By |Friday, 30 November 2018|Categories: Featured @ Home, Stories|Tags: , , , , , , |

By UNMISS, GIDEON SACKITEY “The children in this place are [...]

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Afghanistan: Street Theatre in Kandahar Promotes the Rights of Children in Armed Conflict

By |Thursday, 22 November 2018|Categories: Stories, Featured @ Home|Tags: , , |

KANDAHAR - The importance of protecting the rights and well-being of [...]

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Moving Towards an Era of Prevention for Children Affected by Armed Conflict

By |Tuesday, 9 October 2018|Categories: Press Releases, Featured @ Home|Tags: , , , |

Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict presents her annual [...]

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Protecting children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By |Sunday, 11 December 2016|Categories: Stories|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Dee Brillenburg-Wurth talks about the protection of children to members of an armed group in eastern DR Congo. Copyrights: MONUSCO

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Afghanistan: Film Festival on Impact of Armed Conflict on Children

By |Tuesday, 6 September 2016|Categories: Stories|Tags: , |

An actor addresses the audience of a film festival on the impact of conflict on children in Herat, Afghanistan. Copyrights: UNAMA

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Two Years of ‘Children, Not Soldiers’ Campaign Bring Tangible Progress in Afghanistan

By |Monday, 21 March 2016|Categories: Stories|Tags: , , , |

On 16 February, the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict and the Political Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hikmat Karzai, held a joint press conference in Kabul. ©UNAMA / Fardin Waezi

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Afghanistan: Child Protection Units Keeping Children Away from National Security Forces

By |Thursday, 3 March 2016|Categories: Stories|Tags: , , , |

Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of a new child protection unit in the Afghan National Police recruitment centre in Jalalabad. ©UNAMA

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