Every year, between September and December, all Members of the UN General Assembly meet to discuss international issues that fall under the UN Charter. Discussions are organized through six [...]
October 6th, 2011 – The Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict today urged the Obama administration to reverse its decision to waive the penalties for governments using child soldiers. [...]
On July 12th 2011, at the open debate on Children and Armed Conflict, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Security Council Resolution 1998, expanding the UNSC’s Monitoring and [...]
On July 12th 2011 the UN Security Council (SC) held its annual open debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC). During the open debate, the Council unanimously adopted Security Council [...]
Prior to the debate, the Watchlist released a briefing note, Next Steps to Protect Children in Armed Conflict, which highlighted the practical and achievable steps that the UN Security Council [...]
Watchlist Briefing Note “Next Steps Towards the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict” (June 2011) Click here to read the Briefing Note Participation in High-Level UN meeting on [...]
This briefing note outlines practical and achievable steps that the UN Security Council can take to ensure stronger protection for children affected by armed conflict. The recommendations [...]
A Security Council Resolution on children and armed conflict is a unique step in the Children and Armed Conflict agenda – it does not happen every year. As such, it must address a broad [...]
While all six grave violations merit equal attention, Watchlist notes that an incremental expansion of the trigger violations will provide time to assess the abilities of the Children and Armed [...]
