(New York Times) – There’s probably no more heart-wrenching symbol of war than a child soldier. That little boy, standing on the side of the road and constantly shifting his heavy AK-47 from shoulder to shoulder, represents a society that has imploded. He is the offspring of state failure and intense conflict; the destruction of schools; […]
(HRW) – Participants at a conference on Syria in Brussels on April 5, 2017, should address the reasons why more than half a million refugee children are still not in school, Human Rights Watch said today. Donors and host countries had pledged that all Syrian refugee children would be receiving a quality education by the end […]
(New York Times) – Holding photographs of dead Syrian children after a suspected chemical bomb attack, the United States ambassador to the United Nations warned on Wednesday that her country might take unilateral action if the Security Council failed to respond to the latest atrocity in the Syria war. Facing her first serious Syria showdown at the […]
(Government of Sudan, UNICEF, UNAMID) – The Government of Sudan and the United Nations this week agreed to extend for six months the Action Plan for the Protection of Children from Violations in Armed Conflict. “The Government of the Sudan appreciates the constructive cooperation with The United Nations and other partners to fulfil the commitments made in […]
(HRW) – This submission focuses on the protection of education and the situation of asylum seekers and refugees in Pakistan. It is an update to our earlier submission, based on recent events. It relates to Articles 2, 6, 7, 11, 13, and 14 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the “Covenant”), and […]
(New York Times) – The teenage boy walked off the plane with two small rocks jammed into his ears. His head still hurt from the beatings, and loud noises bothered him, but he didn’t want any earplugs, just those two little rocks. He had no bags. His pants were dirty. He was the size of a man […]
(LA Times) – Dozens of people were killed and scores were wounded Tuesday in a suspected chemical weapons attack on rebel-held areas of northern Syria on Tuesday, activists and a monitoring group said. Some activists placed the death toll higher, from 70 to 100. Several reported that airstrikes had targeted clinics treating the wounded. Link
(Terre des Hommes International Federation) – With the Syrian War now lasting longer than World War Two, it may seem difficult to think of a time when the guns fall silent and fighter jets no longer cut through the skies. But as far away as this may seem, it will happen. And when it does, the […]
(Colombia Reports) – Colombia’s largest, but demobilizing rebel group FARC has so far surrendered 57 child soldiers, more than double the “no more than 25” it said to have in its ranks ahead of the peace process. In a press release, the Red Cross said it had received another 16 children on Sunday at multiple camps where […]