July 2026 – The Vancouver Principles Self-Assessment Checklist is a practical tool for countries to evaluate their implementation of the Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the [...]
July 2026 — Canada launched the Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers in 2017. Nearly a decade on, Vancouver Principles in Practice [...]
On June 24, 2026, the Security Council will hold its open debate on children and armed conflict (CAAC), under Colombia’s presidency. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for [...]
May 29, 2026 – In this letter, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict joins 16 other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in calling on Secretary-General António Guterres to ensure the [...]
April 2026 – The report from Watchlist’s January 2026 policy annual policy workshop on children and armed conflict (CAAC) was issued as an official UN Security Council document [...]
May 2026 – As Member States prepare for the 2026 UN Security Council open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, Watchlist joins 19 NGOs in a joint civil society statement [...]
April 2026 – In its tenth annual policy note, Watchlist makes recommendations to the UN Secretary-General regarding the list of perpetrators of grave violations against children in his [...]
