Policy Reports

Joint Statement on the Trump Administration’s New Landmine Policy

Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism: The Erosion of Children’s Rights in Armed Conflict

January 2020 – In this policy note, Watchlist examines how counterterrorism efforts are impacting the rights of children in conflict-affected countries, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Mali, [...]

Military Detention of Children in Armed Conflict

December 2019 – In a joint policy note, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict and Human Rights Watch highlight the increasingly worrying trend of military detention of children affected [...]

Open Letter Calling for a Complete and Accurate List of Perpetrators

May 24, 2019 – In this open letter, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict joined 21 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in calling on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to publish a [...]

Recommendations for the 2019 Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict

May 24, 2019 – In this policy note, Watchlist makes specific recommendations to the UN Secretary-General regarding the list of perpetrators of child rights violations in his forthcoming [...]

Joint NGO Statement on the Protection of Civilians

2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council protection of civilians in armed conflict agenda, as well as the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Despite the important [...]

Open Letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Myanmar Review

On March 25, 2019, a group of 19 nongovernmental organizations, including Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, sent an open letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcoming his [...]

Open Letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Yemen

On February 25, 2019, a group of nine civil society organizations released an open letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres urging him to list the Saudi and Emirati-led Coalition (SELC) in [...]

A Credible List: Recommendations for the 2018 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict and Listings

March 2018 – In this policy note, Watchlist calls upon the UN Secretary-General to elevate children’s rights above politics and ensure a complete and credible listing of perpetrators. The [...]

Working Methods 2006-2016: Strengthening the Impact of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict

February 2018 – This note continues Watchlist’s practice of providing updated analyses of the working methods of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. It examines and [...]