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On December 13, 2017, Watchlist participated in the Children in Adversity Stakeholder Symposium, hosted by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, DC. The symposium [...]

The following statement was delivered by Dr. Christine Monaghan, Watchlist Research Officer, on January 16, 2018, at the International Peace Institute (IPI) organized panel-event entitled: [...]

On November 22, 2017, the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee finalized negotiations of its annual resolution on the Rights of the Child, focused this year on ending violence against children. [...]

During the first two weeks of December, Watchlist conducted field research in Juba, South Sudan, with health and humanitarian workers and administrators regarding attacks on medical facilities [...]

December 2017 – In late November 2017, Watchlist conducted a field mission to Colombia in support of its work with local civil society. Watchlist participated in a series of events [...]

The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict adopted its first conclusion on the situation of children and armed conflict in Nigeria on November 15, 2017 (public document [...]

November 2017 – On October 31, 2017, the UN Security Council held an Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAC) under the Presidency of France. The debate followed the publication of the [...]

November 2017 – In late October 2017, Watchlist conducted a field visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to strengthen its local civil society partnerships. Since 2005, Watchlist [...]

On October 31, 2017, France, President of the UN Security Council for the month, hosted an Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAC). The October Open Debate followed the publication of [...]

On September 19, in a side-event held during the General Assembly’s High-Level week, Child Protection Advisers (CPA) from the UN’s Peacekeeping Missions in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of [...]