Afghanistan

Even During Conflict, Schools and Hospitals Must Remain Safe Havens – Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict 

“This year has already proven to be devastating for children’s education in situations where armed conflict is rife”, said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), Virginia Gamba. In Ukraine, the United Nations has reported 155 attacks on school facilities and infrastructures occurring in government-controlled territory, non-government-controlled territory, and contested [...]

2022-05-13T11:44:32-04:00Friday, 13 May 2022|

Afghanistan: Right of Millions of Girls to Education Must be Respected

Joint statement by the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba and on Violence against Children, Dr Najat Maalla M’jid “Today is a dark day for millions of girls in Afghanistan, who have been told that they aren’t allowed to pursue their education and their dreams.” “This week was supposed [...]

2022-03-24T15:32:57-04:00Thursday, 24 March 2022|

Afghanistan: “Children Have Suffered Enough” – UN Officials Call to Uphold the Rights of Children, Including through Global Action

Joint statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid  Press Statement: For Immediate Release    With alarming reports of human rights violations against civilians in Afghanistan, the two UN Officials call on the Taliban [...]

2021-08-31T11:26:44-04:00Tuesday, 31 August 2021|

Afghanistan: Alarming Scale of Grave Violations Against Children as Current Security Situation Collapses, Country Facing the Unknown

Fifth Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in Afghanistan The fifth report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in Afghanistan is being released against a backdrop of the collapsing security and political situation in Afghanistan in which hundreds of children have been killed or maimed in recent weeks and [...]

2021-08-16T12:05:13-04:00Monday, 16 August 2021|

Urgent to Protect Girls & Education in Conflict Said UN Officials After Deadly Attack in Afghanistan

The Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, and on Violence Against Children, Dr Najat Maalla M’jid, condemn in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack that took place outside a school in Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul, Afghanistan on 8 May 2021, in which, according to the latest reports, hundreds of [...]

2021-05-12T11:19:31-04:00Wednesday, 12 May 2021|

Act to Protect Schools and Hospitals in Situations of Armed Conflict

Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict New York, 2 November 2020 - "We are continuing to witness the dramatic impact on children of indiscriminate attacks on education and health facilities, and humanitarian personnel in situations of armed conflict," said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and [...]

2020-11-20T19:12:20-05:00Monday, 2 November 2020|

COVID-19: Protecting Hospitals, Healthcare Institutions and Protected Persons from Attacks is of Utmost Importance

“As countries around the world are focusing on their response to COVID-19, it is fundamental that hospitals and healthcare institutions, as well as the patients they host, are protected from attacks and that healthcare professionals are able to save lives without threat or harm,” said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and [...]

2020-05-12T18:11:16-04:00Tuesday, 12 May 2020|

Afghanistan: UN Official Calls to Include Children’s Rights, Needs in Peace Process

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (SRSG-CAAC) welcomes the resolution on the peace process adopted by the Security Council on 10 March 2020 (SCR 2513) and calls for the inclusion of child protection and the specific needs and rights of children in the intra-Afghan negotiations throughout the peace process, a [...]

2020-04-09T10:08:26-04:00Monday, 16 March 2020|

Afghanistan: Spiral of Violence Gives No Rest to Children, Still the Most Impacted by War

Fourth Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in Afghanistan The deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan throughout the reporting period had an immense impact on children with over 14,000 grave violations verified in four years, reveals the fourth report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in Afghanistan. The [...]

2019-10-02T11:58:37-04:00Wednesday, 2 October 2019|

Child Casualties in Afghanistan: UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Strongly Condemns the Attack

The UN leading advocate for the protection of children affected by armed conflict condemned the horrific attack that took place in Kabul on 1st July in which, according to preliminary figures, more than 100 of civilians have been injured or killed, including children. The attack claimed by the Taliban took place in a civilian-populated area [...]

2019-07-03T07:39:58-04:00Tuesday, 2 July 2019|