Action Plan

Sudan Signs Action Plan to Protect Children from Violations in Armed Conflict

Khartoum, Sudan– In an important milestone for the protection of children in Sudan, the Government signed an Action Plan with the United Nations to prevent the recruitment and use of children by Sudan Government Security Forces. The United Nations welcomes the Government’s commitment to protect children from violations in armed conflict. “We will work to [...]

2021-07-12T12:23:57-04:00Sunday, 27 March 2016|

UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Travels to Sudan to Witness Signature of Action Plan to End Recruitment and Use of Children by National Security Forces

Who: Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict What: Mission to Sudan When: 26-30 March 2016 Where: Khartoum, Darfur and field locations New York – Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, will travel to Sudan from 26 to 30 March to assess the [...]

2021-07-12T12:24:13-04:00Saturday, 26 March 2016|

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

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

2018-11-08T15:46:11-05:00Monday, 21 March 2016|

Afghanistan Reiterates Commitment to end recruitment of children in security forces

In Herat, Leila Zerrougui visited a child protection unit located in the National Police (ANP) recruitment centre. She heard about its positive impact to prevent underage recruitment. There are currently 6 child protection units in Afghanistan. The Special Representative called for support to set up such units within ANP recruitment centres across the country’s 34 provinces. ©United Nations

2016-03-10T12:03:54-05:00Thursday, 25 February 2016|

A Decade of Action Plans to Protect Children Affected by Armed Conflict

Ten years ago, on 22 April 2004, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1539, which called on all parties listed for recruitment and use of children in the annexes of the Secretary-General’s report on children and armed conflict to “prepare […] concrete, time-bound action plans to halt recruitment and use of children […], in close [...]

2018-11-12T17:01:47-05:00Thursday, 8 May 2014|
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