December 2025 – The report from Watchlist’s August 2025 Geneva Policy Workshop on children and armed conflict (CAAC), hosted jointly with the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights with the support of the Governments of Belgium and Switzerland, the workshop provided a timely and action-oriented forum for exchange across the Geneva-New York CAAC divide.
The workshop brought together representatives from Member States, UN offices and agencies, international investigative mechanisms, UN treaty bodies, civil society organizations, and academia to identify priorities and develop actionable recommendations to address the challenges of protecting children in conflict. This is the thirteenth such policy workshop organized by Watchlist, alongside an academic partner, and the second of Watchlist’s workshops to be held in Geneva.
Over the course of four thematic sessions, panelists identified priority areas for immediate action and long-term structural improvements. They also emphasized the importance of leveraging Geneva-based mechanisms such as the Human Rights Council, treaty bodies, and Universal Periodic Review (UPR), as well as fostering stronger synergies with New York-based actors.
Read the summary report of the 2025 Geneva Policy Workshop.
