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UN Officials Express Grave Concern over Rising Levels of Sexual Violence in Somalia

Joint press release by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten Press Release: For Immediate Release   (New York, 05 August 2021) The Special Representatives for Children and Armed Conflict and on Sexual Violence in Conflict [...]

2021-08-05T09:57:54-04:00Thursday, 5 August 2021|

Preventing Violations and Violence against Children in the Arab Region

Joint Statement by the League of Arab States and the UN SRSGs for Children and Armed Conflict and on Violence against Children[i] New York/Cairo, 7 July 2021 – The League of Arab States and the UN Special Representatives for Children and Armed Conflict and on Violence against Children today renewed their commitment to put an [...]

2021-07-07T12:03:11-04:00Wednesday, 7 July 2021|

Myanmar: Armed Clashes Escalate while Children Suffer in the Rakhine

Sixth Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in Myanmar New York, 14 January 2021 – The escalation of armed clashes severely impacted the lives of children and their communities, resulting in a significant increase in grave violations, particularly in 2019. This was highlighted by the sixth report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed [...]

2021-02-02T11:56:46-05:00Thursday, 14 January 2021|

South Sudan: Grave Violations Against Children Declined Following Revitalized Peace Agreement and UN Engagement with Parties, But More Remains to Be Done

Third Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in South Sudan New York, 11 January 2021 – Encouraging signs of progress are reflected in the third report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in South Sudan released today. Covering a period of nearly two years (July 2018 – June 2020), the report [...]

2022-04-21T14:46:46-04:00Monday, 11 January 2021|

The Sapienza Human Rights Award 2020 is awarded to the United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflicts

New York, 14 December 2020 – The Special Representative Virginia Gamba, is honored to receive the Sapienza Human Rights Award 2020 on behalf of the United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, “for its outstanding contribution to human rights”, and more specifically “the irreplaceable action carried out in [...]

2021-03-17T06:05:46-04:00Monday, 14 December 2020|

Philippines: Significant Measures to Protect Conflict-Affected Children in Place but Full Implementation Essential for Effective Protection

Fifth Country Report on Children and Armed Conflict in the Philippines New York, 25 August 2020 –Although notable progress to protect boys and girls has been made, including as part of the peace process between the Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), children in the Philippines suffered the direct impact of armed activities [...]

2021-03-17T06:25:10-04:00Tuesday, 25 August 2020|

Urgent to Protect Schools from Military Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic – SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict

Ensuring the protection of schools and education as the world addresses the COVID-19 pandemic is of utmost importance reminds the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba. Reaffirming the calls for a global ceasefire made by the Security Council (SCR 2532) on 1 July and by the Secretary-General on 23 [...]

2021-03-17T06:37:37-04:00Thursday, 16 July 2020|

UN experts urge States to protect children from sale, sexual exploitation & recruitment & use in hostilities

Four UN experts* on children’s rights are urging States to protect all children from sale, sexual exploitation and recruitment and use in hostilities and calling for universal ratification of two international human rights instruments that protect children from these violations of their rights. “Sale, sexual exploitation and recruitment and use in hostilities of children are [...]

2021-03-17T06:48:07-04:00Friday, 22 May 2020|

Children’s Needs and Rights Must be Considered During all Phases of Conflict – UN Secretary-General

International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers The inclusion of the specific needs and rights of children into peace negotiation and mediation efforts should be more systematic highlights the new Practical guidance for mediators to protect children in situations of armed conflict presented today to the UN Security Council by the Secretary-General of the [...]

2021-03-17T07:09:59-04:00Wednesday, 12 February 2020|

Children of Iraq Dramatically Impacted by ISIL’s Extreme Violence and Counter-Military Operations

During the past four years, boys and girls in Iraq have endured immense suffering at the hands of ISIL, and have been negatively impacted by operations by the Government of Iraq and its allies to counter ISIL, and continue to carry the dramatic consequences of hostilities, highlights the third report of the Secretary-General on Children [...]

2021-03-17T07:18:59-04:00Wednesday, 29 January 2020|
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