Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism

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Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism is a United Nations system that systematically documents, verifies, and reports grave violations committed against children in situations of armed conflict to inform protection efforts and accountability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations mechanism
child protection mechanism
monitoring and reporting system
administeredBy United Nations NERFINISHED
aimsTo end grave violations against children
prevent grave violations against children
alsoKnownAs MRM NERFINISHED
Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on grave violations against children NERFINISHED
appliesTo situations of armed conflict
coLedBy Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict NERFINISHED
UNICEF NERFINISHED
collectsInformationOn abduction of children
attacks on hospitals
attacks on schools
denial of humanitarian access for children
killing and maiming of children
rape and other forms of sexual violence against children
recruitment and use of children by armed forces and armed groups
contributesTo accountability for violations against children in armed conflict
dataUsedFor advocacy with parties to conflict
design of child protection programs
development of action plans with parties to conflict
public reporting on children and armed conflict
establishedBy United Nations Security Council Resolution 1612 (2005) NERFINISHED
focusesOn child protection in armed conflict
grave violations against children
geographicScope conflict-affected countries on the children and armed conflict agenda
hasPurpose to inform child protection efforts
to report grave violations against children in armed conflict
to support accountability for violations against children
to systematically document grave violations against children in armed conflict
to verify grave violations against children in armed conflict
informs United Nations Security Council decisions on children and armed conflict
dialogue with parties to conflict
sanctions processes related to grave violations against children
legalBasis United Nations Security Council resolutions on children and armed conflict NERFINISHED
mandatedBy United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED
operatesThrough country task forces on monitoring and reporting
partnersWith United Nations agencies NERFINISHED
international non-governmental organizations
local civil society organizations
produces country-level reports on grave violations against children
global reports on children and armed conflict
supportsBody United Nations Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict NERFINISHED
usesMethod field-based monitoring
systematic data collection
verification of incidents
yearEstablished 2005

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