“The Human Rights Council and the international community can enhance their efforts to open up political space to address violations against children,” she added, following a description of the impact of conflict on boys and girls she qualified as “once again, deeply troubling.” The report of the Special Representative, covering the period from December 2015 [...]
New York – In her annual report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict highlighted the progress accomplished since the creation of her mandate twenty years ago, but also urged Member States and parties to conflict to take immediate action to end persistent grave violations against [...]
Statement by Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Presentation of the Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council 31st Session of the Human Rights Council Geneva, Tuesday 8 March 2016 Please check against delivery Watch Leila [...]
Leila Zerrougui presents her Annual Report at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 8 2016.
Leila Zerrougui presents her Annual report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
In Syria, two boys head home after school in East Aleppo. Photo: UNICEF/UN06848/Al Halabi
Palais de Nations - Geneva, Switzerland A side-event to the Human Rights Council 29th session The full spectrum of parties-to-conflict puts schools and universities to use for a multitude of self-serving purposes, including as barracks, or training grounds – even as weapons stores or defensive positions. While some claim there is a military logic [...]
Allocution de la Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général pour les enfants et les conflits armés 28e session du Conseil des droits de l’homme Genève, le 11 mars 2015 Check against delivery Monsieur le Président, Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, C’est un privilège et un honneur d’être ici aujourd’hui, pour vous présenter mon rapport qui couvre [...]
Geneva – The year 2014 was marked by a multiplication of conflicts and made children even more vulnerable to the effects of war, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, told the Human Rights Council earlier today, as she presented her Annual Report covering the period from December 2013 [...]
