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New Study Sheds Light on Linkages Between Child Trafficking & Grave Violations Against Children in Armed Conflict

New Study Sheds Light on Linkages Between Child Trafficking & Grave Violations Against Children in Armed Conflict, Calls for Increased Prevention, Protection, Accountability   The proliferation of armed conflicts around the world puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while the risk of being trafficked similarly increases during armed conflict and transitional periods. Hence, [...]

2024-10-03T09:27:53-04:00Thursday, 3 October 2024|

UN Experts Stress Urgent Need to Ensure Child Rights While Implementing Counter-Terrorism and National Security Measures

Press Statement: For Immediate Release   The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child*, jointly call on Member States today to ensure a child rights-based approach when developing counter-terrorism and national security measures. Their joint [...]

2023-03-14T09:54:11-04:00Tuesday, 14 March 2023|

All Persons Below the Age of 18 Years are Children: Upholding All the Rights of All Children, Everywhere, at All Times

Press Statement: For Immediate Release   The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child,  the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, UNICEF, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, jointly call on Member States today to respect and ensure the [...]

2022-10-06T09:04:55-04:00Thursday, 6 October 2022|

Statement by UN Child Rights Experts for Universal Children’s Day

Statement by UN Child Rights Experts for Universal Children’s Day – marking the 27th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Geneva/ New York – On November 20, as the Convention on the Rights of the Child commemorates its 27th anniversary, UN child rights experts* urge Governments in all regions to spare no efforts [...]

2021-07-12T07:17:39-04:00Sunday, 20 November 2016|
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