Monday, April 27, 2009

United Nations Report : Children and armed conflict

The report includes information on compliance with applicable international law to end
the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict and other grave violations being committed against children affected by armed conflict;1 information on progress made in the implementation of the monitoring and reporting mechanism and action plans to halt the recruitment and use of children, as well as progress made in mainstreaming children and armed conflict issues in United Nations peacekeeping and political missions; and a brief summary of the conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, and of its progress.

The report includes a proposal to strengthen the monitoring and reporting on
rape and other grave sexual violence against children.

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