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Review of the July 2022 Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict

On July 19, 2022, the United Nations Security Council held its annual open debate on children and armed conflict (CAAC) under Brazil’s presidency. At the open debate, the Special Representative [...]

February 2022 Annual Policy Workshop Report

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July 27, 2022 – The report from Watchlist’s February 2022 annual policy workshop on children and armed conflict (CAAC), hosted jointly with Fordham University’s Institute of International [...]

Denial of Humanitarian Access for Children: Legal, Policy, and Operational Challenges

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June 2022 – Building on previous work, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict and Fordham University’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) conducted research on the denial of [...]

“A Credible List”: Recommendations for the Secretary-General’s 2022 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict

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April 2022 – In its sixth annual policy note, Watchlist makes recommendations to the UN Secretary-General regarding the list of perpetrators of grave violations against children in his [...]

Operational Guidance: Negotiating and Implementing Handover Protocols

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March 2022 – Handover protocols are agreements by governments or armed groups to swiftly transfer children allegedly associated with armed forces and armed groups (CAAFAG) in their custody, or [...]

Review of the June 2021 Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict

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On June 28, 2021, the United Nations Security Council held its annual open debate on children and armed conflict (CAAC), under Estonia’s presidency. At the open debate, Secretary-General António [...]

January 2021 Annual Policy Workshop Report

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June 8, 2021 – The report from Watchlist’s January 2021 annual policy workshop on children and armed conflict (CAAC), hosted jointly with Fordham University’s Institute of International [...]

“A Credible List”: Recommendations for the Secretary-General’s 2021 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict

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April 2021 – In its fifth annual policy note, Watchlist makes recommendations to the UN Secretary-General regarding the list of perpetrators of grave violations against children in his [...]

A Path to Reintegration: The Role of Handover Protocols in Protecting the Rights of Children

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In a new policy note, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict calls on governments to end the detention of children affected by armed conflict. It urges governments to adopt agreements that [...]

Factsheet: COVID-19 and Children in Armed Conflict

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Since December 2019, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has spread to 216 countries and territories and claimed nearly one million lives globally. On March 23, 2020, UN Secretary-General Antonio [...]