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Statistics Should Never Overshadow the Individual Suffering of Children in Armed Conflict, “We Must Redouble Efforts to End Grave Violations”

Annual Report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict The year 2021 saw a deadly mix of conflict escalation, military coups and takeovers, protracted and new conflicts, as well as violations of international law, all of which had a devastating impact on the protection of children around the world. Cross-border conflict and intercommunal [...]

2022-07-13T14:24:27-04:00Monday, 11 July 2022|

A Stolen Childhood and a Future to Repair: Vulnerability of Girls & Boys in Armed Conflict Exacerbated by COVID-19 Pandemic

Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict The year 2020 has been particularly somber for conflict-affected children with more than 19,300* boys and girls directly suffering one or more grave violations against them, highlights the Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), covering the year 2020. The overall [...]

2021-06-21T10:03:12-04:00Monday, 21 June 2021|

Seizing Opportunities to Better Protect Conflict-Affected Children is Critical as the World Responds to COVID-19

Annual Report of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the General Assembly New York, 25 August 2020- As the vulnerability of boys and girls living amidst hostilities continues and is further exacerbated by the COVID-19 global pandemic, processes such as ceasefires, peace processes and security sector reform must [...]

2021-03-17T06:23:50-04:00Tuesday, 25 August 2020|

Between Despair and Hope for Millions of Children in Armed Conflict, Imperative to Actively Implement Ceasefires & Peace Processes

Secretary-General Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict Covering the Year 2019 The tragedy of boys and girls used and abused in, for and by armed conflict continued unabated during 2019, as the UN verified over 25,000 grave violations against children including late verification, highlighted the latest Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and [...]

2020-06-15T15:00:11-04:00Monday, 15 June 2020|

Record Number of Children Killed and Maimed in 2018, Urgent to Put in Place Measures to Prevent Violations

Secretary-General Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict The year 2018 was marked by the highest levels of children killed or maimed in armed conflict since the United Nations started monitoring and reporting this grave violation, shows the latest Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict released today. Overall, more than 24,000 [...]

2019-07-30T13:08:09-04:00Tuesday, 30 July 2019|

Human Rights Council: Annual Report Presentation by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict

Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council Mr. Chairman, Distinguished delegates, Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen,   It is an honor to address the Human Rights Council in this year that bears immense significance for children’s rights. I am especially [...]

2019-03-05T12:52:33-05:00Tuesday, 5 March 2019|

9 October 2018 – Presentation of Annual Report to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee

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 [...]

2021-07-08T08:59:56-04:00Tuesday, 9 October 2018|

Moving Towards an Era of Prevention for Children Affected by Armed Conflict

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 [...]

2021-07-08T09:01:32-04:00Tuesday, 9 October 2018|

Opportunities to End and Prevent Widespread Grave Violations Against Children

UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Reports to the General Assembly New York – In the past year, protracted conflicts, cyclical spikes in violence and armed forces and armed groups operating across borders further accentuated children’s vulnerabilities in situations of armed conflict where widespread grave violations were documented against boys and girls. These [...]

2021-07-08T10:30:16-04:00Tuesday, 28 August 2018|

Annual Report: Children Faced with Unspeakable Violence in Conflict as Number of Grave Violations Increased in 2017

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 [...]

2021-07-08T10:43:01-04:00Wednesday, 27 June 2018|
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