Reports – Watchlist

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

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 [...]

“Bridging the Gap” Reintegrating Children Formerly Associated with ISIL

Field Monitors Reports

March 29, 2021 – In a new policy brief released today, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict examines challenges facing children allegedly associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and [...]

2019 Annual Report

Annual Reports

In 2019, the international community marked 30 years since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which protects the rights of all children from [...]

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

Policy Reports

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

Policy Reports

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 [...]

Review of the June 2020 Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict

Policy Reports

On June 23, 2020, the United Nations Security Council held its annual open debate on children and armed conflict (CAAC), under France’s presidency. At the debate, the Special Representative of [...]

January 2020 Princeton Workshop Report

Policy Reports

May 18, 2020 – The report from Watchlist’s January 2020 annual workshop on children and armed conflict, hosted jointly with Princeton University’s Liechtenstein Institute on [...]

“A Credible List”: Recommendations for the Secretary-General’s 2020 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict

Policy Reports

April 20, 2020 – The UN Secretary-General should apply the same standards to all warring parties that violate children’s rights, said Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict in a new policy [...]

Factsheet on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Children in Armed Conflict

Policy Reports

April 20, 2020 – As of mid-April 2020, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has claimed approximately 150,000 lives globally, even as governments put in place measures to mitigate its spread. On March [...]