Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council "Protect me from violence.1” This plea, voiced by a child in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, echoes the suffering of thousands of children affected by armed conflict worldwide in 2025. A new report of the Special Representative [...]
Report of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council Magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic, the global effects of war in Ukraine, and the adverse impacts of climate insecurity, conflict-affected children have been increasingly vulnerable to grave violations and abuses of their rights in 2022 highlights the Special Representative of [...]
Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council Please check against delivery Madam President, Excellencies, Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour to address the Human Rights Council as we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the creation of the children and armed conflict mandate by the [...]
Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated children’s vulnerability to grave violations in situations of armed conflict and restricted the realization of their rights, highlighted the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict in her annual report to the [...]
Please check against delivery Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba, SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Madam President, Excellencies, Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, It is with great concern that I address the Human Rights Council this year, at a time when the world is going through an unprecedented global pandemic and human rights are more [...]
Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council Boys and girls around the world continued to be highly impacted by conflict and to suffer grievous violations of their rights, including while deprived of liberty for their actual or alleged association with armed groups, highlighted the Special Representative of the [...]
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 [...]
The rising cross-border dimension of conflict poses an additional threat to the protection of girls and boys and requires concerted efforts beyond conflict areas, a new report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council shows. “The recruitment and use of children by non-State armed groups [...]
Geneva – In her first presentation to the Human Rights Council, Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, warned that the progress realized in 2017 was once again overshadowed by the extremely worrisome situation for boys and girls growing up in countries affected by conflict. “The longevity, severity and [...]
SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Annual Report to the Human Rights Council In her recent annual report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed conflict outlined the progress and challenges in protecting boys and girls from being used and abused by parties to conflict, while underlining [...]
