Mr. Chair, Distinguished delegates, Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to be here today with my colleagues Ms. Santos-Pais and Mr. Forsyth to address the Third Committee at this interactive dialogue. I wish to take this opportunity to underline the strong collaboration I have with Ms. Santos-Pais, as well as UNICEF, on common [...]
Virginia Gamba on the Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict - Press Conference (06 October 2017) Boys and girls living in countries affected by armed conflict have been victims of widespread violations in 2016, as documented in the Secretary-General’s Annual Report on [...]
“The Human Rights Council and the international community can enhance their efforts to open up political space to address violations against children,” she added, following a description of the impact of conflict on boys and girls she qualified as “once again, deeply troubling.” The report of the Special Representative, covering the period from December 2015 [...]
