Publications – Watchlist

January 2021 Annual Policy Workshop Report

June 8, 2021 – The report from Watchlist’s January 2021 annual policy workshop on children and armed conflict (CAAC), hosted jointly with Fordham University’s Institute of International [...]

Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – June 2021

CAC Monthly Updates

June 2021 Special Update – Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict

CAC Monthly Updates

In June, the UN Security Council will hold its open debate on children and armed conflict (CAAC), under Estonia’s presidency. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for [...]

Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – May 2021

CAC Monthly Updates

Watchlist's May 2021 Monthly Children and Armed Conflict Update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations to the Security Council for the protection of children [...]

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

Policy Reports

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 [...]

Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – April 2021

CAC Monthly Updates

Watchlist's April 2021 Monthly Children and Armed Conflict Update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations to the Security Council for the protection of [...]

“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 [...]

Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – March 2021

CAC Monthly Updates

This month's update provides targeted recommendations to the UN Security Council for the protection of children in Afghanistan, Colombia, South Sudan, and Syria.

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 [...]