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Watchlist Launches New Report on Children Affected by Armed Conflict in Afghanistan

14 June 2010

Afghanistan Report Cover

Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict calls upon the Afghan government and its international supporters to prioritize children’s needs.

Launched June 14th in New York and in Kabul, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict’s newest report, Setting the Right Priorities: Protecting Children Affected by Armed Conflict in Afghanistan, provides the most up-to-date account of the dire situation facing the children in Afghanistan. In order to achieve peace, the Afghan government, the UN Security Council and the humanitarian community must prioritize child protection, and end impunity for violators of children’s rights.

Visit the report page (to download and for further information) here.

Watch a webcast of the launch here(scroll down to June 14th).

 

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Watchlist Activities

Monitoring & Reporting


Through its country reports, Watchlist provides critical, timely and reliable information on violations against children in situations of armed conflict and makes practical recommendations to policy makers to ensure protection and assistance for children.

Advancing the Children and Armed Conflict Agenda


Watchlist provides policy advice to high-level decision makers towards improving child protection programs and policies, with a focus on the UN Security Council and the UN-led Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on Children and Armed Conflict (MRM).

Strengthening Local Capacity


Watchlist strengthens field-level monitoring, reporting and response to violations against children by building partnerships, enhancing the technical capacity of local NGOs and linking local voices with international policy makers.

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