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
The press release was originally published on UNICEF's Website The Government of Iraq through its designated entity, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA), and the United Nations, signed today an action plan to prevent the recruitment and use of children by the Population Mobilization Forces (PMF). The Action Plan signed today commits MoLSA and the National Committee for the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on Children and Armed [...]
South Sudan: Slow Progress for Conflict-Affected Children as Humanitarian, Security Situations Remain Dire
Children in South Sudan remained highly vulnerable to grave violations, and despite some progress and an overall decrease in grave violations compared to the last reporting period, the continuing clashes between armed forces and armed groups, and escalating intercommunal violence left a dramatic toll on children, highlights a new Report of the UN Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in South Sudan released today. Overall, 457 grave violations were committed [...]
UN Experts Stress Urgent Need to Ensure Child Rights While Implementing Counter-Terrorism and National Security Measures
Press Statement: For Immediate Release The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child*, jointly call on Member States today to ensure a child rights-based approach when developing counter-terrorism and national security measures. Their joint statement is as follows: UN experts are alarmed at the lack of child safeguarding while [...]
Sustaining Prevention and Response Through Crises to Protect Conflict-Affected Children: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lessons learned can be drawn from the adaptability shown by child protection teams in their work as they adjusted to the restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the continuity in the implementation of the children and armed conflict mandate, highlights a follow-up study on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on violations against children in situations of armed conflict. This follow-up study complements the publication of a [...]
INVITATION: Child’s Rights Approach to the Implementation of the Tools of the Children and Armed Conflict Mandate: Strengthening Child Participation and Accountability
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Call for Increased Integration of Child Protection in Efforts to Prevent and End Conflicts
The importance of incorporating child protection considerations into efforts to prevent and end conflicts is at the heart of a United Nations Security Council briefing today, under the Presidency of Malta. The briefing comes as the year 2023 marks five years since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2427, which calls upon the international community to integrate child protection in all relevant activities in conflict prevention, conflict and [...]
Statement by Divina from Cameroon – Briefing of the UN Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict: Prevention of Grave Violations
Madame President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank Malta for convening this important discussion and the Security Council for the opportunity to represent civil society and children at this briefing, as well as the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and on Violence against children. My name is Divina and I am an 18 year old award-winning peacebuilding practitioner from Cameroon [...]
Statement by SRSG Gamba – Briefing of the UN Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict: Prevention of Grave Violations
PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba, SRSG-CAAC Briefing of the United Nations Security Council Children and Armed Conflict: Prevention of Grave Violations 13 February 2023 Madam Chair, Excellencies, Thank you for organizing this timely briefing on preventing violations against children in armed conflict. With 25 situations currently monitored through the United Nations’ Children and Armed Conflict agenda, including one region, prevention of conflict and sustaining [...]
International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers: Joint statement by EU High Representative Josep Borrell and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Virginia Gamba GalleryInternational Day against the Use of Child Soldiers: Joint statement by EU High Representative Josep Borrell and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Virginia Gamba
International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers: Joint statement by EU High Representative Josep Borrell and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Virginia Gamba
Joint statement by EU High Representative Josep Borrell and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba on the occasion of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers Children around the world remain disproportionally affected by armed conflicts. They are forced to experience unbearable levels of violence, deprived of their childhood and their right to an education, and are left with deep [...]
Children in Armed Conflict Face Multidimensional Risks, Vulnerabilities, Concerted Action Needed as We Work on the Next 25-Years of the CAAC Mandate GalleryChildren in Armed Conflict Face Multidimensional Risks, Vulnerabilities, Concerted Action Needed as We Work on the Next 25-Years of the CAAC Mandate
Children in Armed Conflict Face Multidimensional Risks, Vulnerabilities, Concerted Action Needed as We Work on the Next 25-Years of the CAAC Mandate
Report of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council Magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic, the global effects of war in Ukraine, and the adverse impacts of climate insecurity, conflict-affected children have been increasingly vulnerable to grave violations and abuses of their rights in 2022 highlights the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict in her annual report to the Human [...]