The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (SRSG CAAC), Ms. Virginia Gamba, concluded her first visit to Yemen to advocate for the enhanced protection of children affected by armed conflict and to call for child protection to be included in peace negotiations. SRSG Gamba stressed that the continued relative reduction [...]
At the start of the welcomed nationwide truce by all parties to the conflict in Yemen which opens the door to addressing Yemen’s urgent humanitarian and economic needs and creates a genuine opportunity to restart Yemen’s political process, the Houthis (who call themselves Ansar Allah) have signed an Action Plan with the United Nations to [...]
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, welcomed the release and handover by the Houthis of 64 children deprived of liberty from detention centers to civilian actors in Yemen. The Special Representative added that the UN welcomes efforts by all parties to conflict to end and prevent grave [...]
Second report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Yemen [Arabic version below] The last five years have seen devastating levels of violence against children in Yemen, highlights the second report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in the Republic of Yemen covering the period between 1 April 2013 and 31 [...]
Briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the situation of children in Yemen Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict 15 April 2019 Check against delivery Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank the President of the Council for the opportunity to [...]
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Force Commander of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Lieutenant General Prince Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to reinforce the protection of boys and girls affected by armed conflict [...]
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), Ms. Virginia Gamba, completed a day and a half visit to Riyadh to discuss protection concerns and explore avenues to strengthen the measures established by parties to conflict to end and prevent grave violations against children in Yemen. This is the first visit [...]
New York – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent escalation of violence affecting children in several conflicts around the world. “Children have been directly targeted by belligerents. They were also collateral victims of despicable acts of war,” said [...]
An infant in an incubator at Al-Sabeen Hospital in Sana’a. Intensive fighting and bombing has caused frequent power cuts, shortage of medicines and fuel, paralyzing hospitals across Yemen. Photo: UNICEF/Magd Farid
A classroom in Sa’ada, Yemen, was badly damaged in the recent conflict in April 2016. Photo: UNICEF/UN026956/Madhok
