Joint statement by Margot Wallström , Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden and Leila Zerrougui , Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Throughout the world hundreds of thousands of children go to sleep each night, not with their favourite teddybear or doll beside them, but with a gun. When they close their eyes, [...]
Wilma Madato, Training Officer of the Bangsamoro Islamic Women Auxiliary Group and a member of the 5-Person Panel overseeing the implementation of the Action Plan. ©UNICEF Philippines/2015/Maitem
Leila Zerrougui witnessed the signature of the Action Plan. ©UN
Khartoum, Sudan– In an important milestone for the protection of children in Sudan, the Government signed an Action Plan with the United Nations to prevent the recruitment and use of children by Sudan Government Security Forces. The United Nations welcomes the Government’s commitment to protect children from violations in armed conflict. “We will work to [...]
Who: Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict What: Mission to Sudan When: 26-30 March 2016 Where: Khartoum, Darfur and field locations New York – Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, will travel to Sudan from 26 to 30 March to assess the [...]
In Kabul, the Special Representative met with high-level officials of the Afghan Government, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Salahuddin Rabbani. ©United Nations
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, welcomes yesterday’s confirmation by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) that they will stop the recruitment and use of children under 18.
A child soldier part of an armed group in South Sudan
Children from Yemen show their support for the campaign Children, not Soldiers. Copyrights UNICEF, Yemen
A child holding a weapon in South Sudan. Copyrights: UNICEF
