31 October 2017 Je souhaiterais tout d’abord remercier le Ministre des affaires étrangères de la France, Son Excellence Jean-Yves Le Drian, pour l’organisation de ce débat d’une importance vitale autour de la question des enfants et les conflits armés. Le rapport dont vous êtes saisis aujourd’hui indique qu'en 2016, les enfants ont continué d’être affectés [...]
This article was originally published on the UN News Centre and can be found here 31 October 2017 – Deeply concerned about the abuse of children in war zones, the United Security Council today – in a debate in New York which included Secretary-General António Guterres and his special envoy on the issue – urged [...]
Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Arria Formula Meeting on the issue of attacks on schools. Please check against delivery Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank the Permanent Mission of Italy and its partners, the Permanent Missions of France, Sweden and Uruguay, for organizing this [...]
Interview with Jean-Marc de La Sablière, former Permanent Representative of France to the UN, and first Chair of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict “I am glad that [resolution] 1612 could provide the framework for the work being done today. When we negotiated 1612, there was a sense that achievements had [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Leila Zerrougui, SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict, speak before the Security Council open debate on children and armed conflict. Photo: UN
Watch Leila Zerrougui's remarks at the UN Security Council Statement by Ms. Leila Zerrougui, SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Open Debate of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict 2 August 2016 - Security Council Chamber Please check against delivery Mr. President, Secretary-General, Mr. Lake Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to [...]
Press release issued by the UN Security Council During its informal consultations on 20 November 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo was briefed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui. In her presentation, the Special Representative provided [...]
Statement by Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Briefing to the Security Council Monthly meeting on the humanitarian situation in Syria 16 November 2015 Please check against delivery Permettez-moi tout d’abord de présenter mes condoléances au Représentant permanent de la France et au peuple français, ainsi qu’à toutes [...]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon introduces SRSG Leila Zerrougui at Security Council stakeout, where she briefs media on her address before Council Members
Statement of Ms. Leila Zerrougui, SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Open Debate of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict 18 June 2015 Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would first like to take this opportunity to thank the Foreign Minister of Malaysia for organising this debate on children and armed conflict. [...]
