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On June 23, 2020, the United Nations Security Council held its annual open debate on children and armed conflict (CAC), under the presidency of France. The debate marked the 15th anniversary of [...]

In April, the UN Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (SCWG-CAAC) adopted conclusions on the situations of children and armed conflict in Yemen, the Central African [...]

A recent report from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) highlights the devastating impacts of child recruitment and use not [...]

New research from Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict has found that counterterrorism efforts are harming children living in countries embroiled in armed conflict. Released on January 27, [...]

On January 29, 2020, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict (‘Watchlist’) held its annual children and armed conflict workshop, jointly hosted with Princeton University’s Liechtenstein [...]

On February 12, 2020, the United Nations held a series of events to commemorate the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, also known as Red Hand Day. Watchlist participated in a [...]

During its presidency of the Security Council, Belgium convened a high-level briefing on February 12 on children and armed conflict. Coinciding with the International Day Against the Use of Child [...]

From October 15 to 17, 2019, Watchlist’s Program Director traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the Pan-African Conference on Children Affected by Armed Conflict. The conference, [...]

In November 2019, Watchlist hosted its Colombian partner organizations COALICO and Benposta Nacion de Muchach@s to share experiences and good practices on child participation in policy and [...]

On December 17, 2019, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict and the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations co-hosted a side event examining efforts to [...]