2016

Increasingly Complex Conflicts with Devastating Impact on Children, UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Warns General Assembly in Annual Report

New York – In her annual report to the General Assembly, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, highlighted the devastating impact on children of increasingly complex conflicts, despite concerted efforts and significant progress achieved over the past year. “The impact on children of the collective failure to prevent [...]

2021-07-12T10:05:09-04:00Tuesday, 23 August 2016|

Shock at the Scale of Grave Violations Committed Against Children in 2015

Annual Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict New York – In his Annual report on children and armed conflict covering the year 2015, the UN Secretary-General expressed his shock at the scale of grave violations committed against children in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Emerging and [...]

2021-07-12T12:17:42-04:00Thursday, 2 June 2016|

Presentation of the Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council

Statement by Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Presentation of the Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council 31st Session of the Human Rights Council Geneva, Tuesday 8 March 2016 Please check against delivery   Watch Leila [...]

2021-07-12T12:26:29-04:00Tuesday, 8 March 2016|
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