January 31, 2022 – Landmines are victim-activated and cannot distinguish between the footstep of a combatant or a civilian, rendering their use incapable of abiding by international [...]
January 2022 – In a statement to mark the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations’ Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) mandate, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict reflects on [...]
May 12, 2021 – In this open letter, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict joined 17 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in calling on UN Secretary-General António Guterres to publish a [...]
May 2021 – In a joint statement, Watchlist and 25 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) call for the comprehensive protection of civilians from conflict, during conflict, and in the [...]
March 2021 – In 2020 the UN reported the highest-ever number of verified grave violations against children, with more than 26,000 incidents verified in the previous year. Children continue [...]
March 2021 – The listing and delisting of state armed forces and armed groups that commit grave violations against children in the UN Secretary-General’s annual reports is a critical [...]
March 2021 – In a joint statement delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (SRSG-CAAC) at the 46th [...]
February 2021 – In a joint letter to the UN Security Council (UNSC), fourteen international civil society organizations, including Watchlist, call on Security Council members to begin [...]
In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council, nine international civil society organizations, including Watchlist, call on UN Member States to urgently address the humanitarian crisis in [...]
June 22, 2020 – In an open letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, 25 nongovernmental organizations, including Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, express their disappointment with [...]
