In Kabul, the Special Representative met with high-level officials of the Afghan Government, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Salahuddin Rabbani. ©United Nations
Who: Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict What: Mission to Afghanistan When: 13-17 February 2016 Where: Kabul, field locations New York – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict, Leila Zerrougui, will travel to Afghanistan from 13 to 17 February to assess the situation of children [...]
Children in Afghanistan "bearing brunt" of conflict: SRSG Zerrougui
The UN Secretary-General’s third report on children and armed conflict in Afghanistan, released today, recalls how 2014 saw more children killed or maimed amid rising conflict there than in any of the previous seven and a half years of monitoring in the country - but also highlights the Government’s progress towards ending and preventing recruitment [...]
