"The protection of children is a topic of universal resonance for all of us," highlighted the Director-General of UN Office in Geneva, Michael Møller, as he kick started Geneva Peace Week 2018 with the event Building Peace: Protecting Children in Conflict on 4 November 2018. "This type of event is exactly why we started Geneva Peace Week, here in [...]
Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Third Committee of the General Assembly Discussion of the Promotion and protection of the rights of children (item 70 (a)) 9 October 2018 Mr. Chair, Distinguished delegates, Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to be here today [...]
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict presents her annual report to the UN General Assembly New York – Efforts to prevent grave violations against boys and girls affected by conflict must go hand in hand with our work to protect them, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict said as [...]
Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict “Protecting Children Today Prevents Conflict Tomorrow” 9 July 2018 Please check against delivery Prime Minister Löfven, Excellencies, Executive Director Henrietta Fore Civil society briefer Yenny Londoño Members of the Security Council Ladies and [...]
Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) New York, 27 June 2018 – The number of children affected by armed conflict and the severity of grave violations affecting them increased in the past year, concludes the annual report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict released today. “The report details [...]
Increasing insecurity in Mali’s northern and central regions, along with the slow implementation of the peace agreement, have created an environment ripe for grave child rights violations. This is the conclusion of the second report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Mali, published today and covering the period from January 2014 to June [...]
