Publications – Watchlist

2018 Annual Report

In 2018, children living in conflict zones suffered extreme, record-setting levels of violence, as warring parties flouted international law with near impunity. In this increasingly difficult [...]

Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – October 2019

CAC Monthly Updates

This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations to the Security Council for the protection of children in the Central African Republic (CAR), [...]

Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – September 2019

CAC Monthly Updates

This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations to the Security Council for the protection of children in the situations of Afghanistan, Libya, [...]

Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – August 2019

CAC Monthly Updates

This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations to the Security Council for the protection of children in the situations of Iraq and Sudan. It [...]

August 2019 Special Update – Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict

CAC Monthly Updates

On August 2, 2019, the UN Security Council will hold its open debate on children and armed conflict (CAC) under Poland’s presidency. Poland will seek to highlight the 10-year anniversary of the [...]

Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – July 2019

CAC Monthly Updates

This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations to the Security Council for the protection of children in the situations of the Central African [...]

Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – June 2019

CAC Monthly Updates

This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations for the protection of children in the situations of Mali, Sudan (Darfur), and Syria. Children and [...]

Open Letter Calling for a Complete and Accurate List of Perpetrators

Policy Reports

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

Policy Reports

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 [...]