United Nations debates on children and armed conflict
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United Nations debate
international policy dialogue
mechanism for protection of children in armed conflict
multilateral diplomatic process
United Nations debates on children and armed conflict are high-level international discussions focused on protecting children from the impacts of war, addressing issues such as child soldiers, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the broader violations of children's rights in conflict zones.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations debate
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international policy dialogue → mechanism for protection of children in armed conflict → multilateral diplomatic process → |
| addresses |
attacks on medical facilities serving children
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education in emergencies → grave violations against children in armed conflict → impact of displacement on children → military use of schools → monitoring and reporting of violations against children → protection of schools as safe spaces → psychosocial impact of war on children → recruitment and use of children by armed forces → recruitment and use of children by armed groups → |
| aimsTo |
end recruitment and use of child soldiers
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ensure access to education during armed conflict → ensure access to health care for children in conflict zones → integrate child protection into peace processes → prevent and respond to grave violations against children → promote accountability for crimes against children in conflict → strengthen protection of schools and hospitals → |
| focusesOn |
abduction of children in conflict
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accountability for grave violations against children → attacks on schools and hospitals → denial of humanitarian access to children → killing and maiming of children → prevention of recruitment and use of child soldiers → protection of children in armed conflict → reintegration of former child soldiers → sexual violence against children in conflict → |
| guidedBy |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict → United Nations Charter → international human rights law → international humanitarian law → |
| hasAdditionalForum |
Human Rights Council
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United Nations General Assembly → |
| hasMainForum |
United Nations Security Council
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| involves |
Member States of the United Nations
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict → United Nations Children’s Fund → United Nations Secretary-General → United Nations peacekeeping operations → affected States → civil society organizations → humanitarian agencies → non-governmental organizations → regional organizations → |
| isPartOf |
United Nations children and armed conflict agenda
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United Nations human rights agenda → United Nations peace and security agenda → |
| language |
all official languages of the United Nations
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| relatedTo |
Action Plans between the United Nations and parties to conflict
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Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict → United Nations Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict → United Nations peacekeeping child protection mandates → |
| resultsIn |
General Assembly resolutions
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Human Rights Council resolutions → United Nations Security Council resolutions → policy commitments by Member States → presidential statements → recommendations to parties to conflict → strengthening of monitoring and reporting mechanisms → |
| supportedBy |
Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
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United Nations Children’s Fund → |
| timePeriod |
late 20th century to present
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| uses |
annual report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict
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list of parties that commit grave violations against children → |
Referenced by (3)
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United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
("United Nations General Assembly resolutions on children and armed conflict")
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United Nations debates on children and armed conflict
("United Nations children and armed conflict agenda")
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Olara Otunnu
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participatedIn |