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African Youth Charter
- Organe
- Union Africaine
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2006
Document
SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating the Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution
- Organe
- Association sud-asiatique pour la coopération régionale
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2002
Document
European Social Charter (Revised)
- Organe
- Conseil de l'Europe
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1996
- Code du document
- CETS 163
Document
Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- Organe
- Conseil de l'Europe
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2000
- Code du document
- CETS 177
Document
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
- Organe
- Organisation de l'Unité africaine
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1990
- Code du document
- CAB/LEG/24.9/49
Document
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
- Organe
- Union Africaine
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2003
Document
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- Organe
- Conseil de l'Europe
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1952
- Code du document
- CETS 009
Document
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- Organe
- Conseil de l'Europe
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1950
- Code du document
- CETS 005
Document
Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
- Organe
- Conseil de l'Europe
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2007
- Code du document
- CETS 201
Document
Protocol No. 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- Organe
- Conseil de l'Europe
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1963
- Code du document
- CETS 044
Document
SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia
- Organe
- Association sud-asiatique pour la coopération régionale
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2002
Document
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women
- Organe
- Organisation des États Américains
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1948
Document
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
- Organe
- Union Africaine
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2007
Document
American Convention on Human Rights
- Organe
- Organisation des États Américains
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1969
Document
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter)
- Organe
- Organisation de l'Unité africaine
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1981
Document
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women
- Organe
- Organisation des États Américains
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1948
Document
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador”
- Organe
- Organisation des États Américains
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1988
Document
Inter-American Convention On The Prevention, Punishment And Eradication Of Violence Against Women "Convention Of Belem Do Para"
- Organe
- Organisation des États Américains
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1994
Document
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
- Organe
- Conseil de l'Europe
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2011
- Code du document
- CETS 210
Document
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors
- Organe
- Organisation des États Américains
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1994
Document
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- Organe
- Conseil de l'Europe
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 1984
- Code du document
- CETS 117
Document
Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance
- Organe
- Organisation des États Américains
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2013
Document
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)
- Organe
- Union Africaine
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2009
Document
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
- Organe
- Conseil de l'Europe
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité régional
- Année
- 2005
- Code du document
- CETS 197
Document
ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1966
Document
ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1990
Document
CRC - Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1989
Document
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
- Organe
- Conférence de la Haye de droit international privé
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1980
Document
The Arms Trade Treaty
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 2013
Document
CRC - OPAC - Optional Protocol to the CRC on the involvement of children in armed conflict
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 2000
Document
Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention
- Organe
- Organisation internationale du Travail
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 2014
- Code du document
- PO29
Document
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
- Organe
- Organisation internationale du Travail
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1949
- Code du document
- C098
Document
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
- Organe
- Comité international de la Croix-Rouge
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1949
Document
CRC - OPSC - Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 2000
Document
CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 2006
Document
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 2000
Document
ICESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1966
Document
CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1984
Document
ICCPR - OPII - Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1989
Document
ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 2006
Document
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
- Organe
- La Conférence diplomatique de plénipotentiaires des Nations Unies sur la création d'une cour criminelle internationale
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1998
Document
Equal Remuneration Convention
- Organe
- Organisation internationale du Travail
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1951
- Code du document
- C100
Document
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1979
Document
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1951
Document
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1961
Document
Minimum Age Convention
- Organe
- Organisation internationale du Travail
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1973
- Code du document
- C138
Document
Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
- Organe
- Comité international de la Croix-Rouge
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1949
Document
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
- Organe
- Organisation internationale du Travail
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1999
- Code du document
- C182
Document
Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea
- Organe
- Comité international de la Croix-Rouge
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1949
Document
ICERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Organe
- Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1965
Document
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
- Organe
- Organisation internationale du Travail
- Status juridique
- Juridiquement contraignant
- Type de document
- Traité international
- Année
- 1958
- Code du document
- C111
Document
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 34
- Paragraph text
- [Vulnerabilities and risks faced by children who are internally displaced during armed conflict – addressing their rights]: On several of her missions in recent years, the Special Representative has witnessed the deeply distressing and precarious conditions of IDPs, the vast majority of whom are children and women. For instance, in November 2009, the Special Representative visited Sudan where she met with communities who were internally displaced. Many children have been displaced for years, with some of them having been born during displacement, while others were newly displaced in 2009 because of continuing armed violence. In these camps, the concerns include tensions caused by the presence of armed groups and the increase in incidents of gender-based violence. Due to lack of security, livelihoods and basic services, few internally displaced families manage to return to their place of origin. Further, during her last visit to Uganda in May – June 2010, the Special Representative spoke with victims of armed conflict and displacement in Gulu, northern Uganda, where many women and children were forced to flee in search of safety and livelihoods. Upon return to their villages, they faced multiple challenges, such as the absence of clean water, health care and education. Schools struggled with a lack of teachers, classrooms and teaching materials. Another major concern was the protection of children and young women against sexual and gender-based violence, caused by a frequent lack of rule of law in IDP return areas.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 99
- Paragraph text
- Poverty and violence also shape the life of the majority of children affected by HIV and AIDS. The pandemic has stripped away traditional social support networks and is associated with a higher risk of social exclusion, stigma and discrimination, school dropout and limited access to information and treatment, while paving the way to enhanced risks of violence. In turn, rape, intimate partner violence and sexual abuse, as well as harmful practices including child and forced marriage, increase the risk of exposure to HIV infection.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Health
- Poverty
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 14a
- Paragraph text
- [At the consultation, in which governmental experts and representatives of United Nations agencies, international and regional organizations, human rights bodies, academia and civil society participated, a set of practical recommendations to assist States and other actors in the development of a violence-free justice system for children was drawn up. Those recommendations, included in a joint report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/21/25), address the following issues:] Preventing the criminalization and penalization of children. The prevention and reduction of situations leading to the deprivation of children's liberty is a critical strategy for decreasing the risk of violence in the criminal justice system. States should pursue this goal by: (i) decriminalizing "status offences", such as begging, vagrancy, truancy and loitering; (ii) preventing the detention of unaccompanied migrant children and asylum seekers on the basis of their status; (iii) ensuring that children with mental health and substance abuse problems are appropriately cared for, rather than dealt with by the criminal justice system; (iv) ensuring universal birth registration, raising the age of criminal responsibility to at least 12 years and continuing to raise it further, and ensuring non-custodial options for children below that age; and (v) supporting the prevention of criminalization and penalization through a robust and well-resourced child protection system, with effective coordination between the justice, social welfare and education sectors.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 50
- Paragraph text
- Cross-regional cooperation prepares the ground for cross-fertilization of national and regional experiences and sharing of good practices and lessons learned. It also provides a foundation for building a culture of respect for children's rights and their protection from violence and strengthening cooperation with key stakeholders and allies. One tangible outcome of this process has been the development of an information hub to support knowledge-sharing and facilitate access to information on the process of follow-up to the Study.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 36d
- Paragraph text
- [To address these concerns, in 2012 the Special Representative organized an expert consultation and issued a joint report (A/HRC/21/25) with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and OHCHR, and highlighted the urgency of:]Ensuring qualified and trained personnel through a sound system of selection, recruitment and retention of competent professionals, and continued education and capacity-building on children's rights and juvenile justice standards to prevent and address violence against children; and
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 97
- Paragraph text
- Children growing up in poverty are less likely to access basic social services of quality or benefit from effective preventive initiatives or protection mechanisms. This is a particularly acute problem for children living or working on the street, who often struggle to survive in unhealthy and violent public spaces where crime is rampant and protection hardly available and who are at risk of enduring ill-treatment by the authorities or being criminalized for survival behaviours, including truancy and begging.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Poverty
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 85
- Paragraph text
- Legislative review is a high priority for the Special Representative on her field missions. The visit to Maldives in June 2013 provided a strategic occasion to advocate for the swift completion of legislative reforms under way so as to bring national legislation in conformity with international child rights treaties, especially in the area of juvenile justice, and for the introduction of a comprehensive legal prohibition of violence as a form of sentencing, as well as violence within the home, and in care and justice institutions.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 87
- Paragraph text
- Poverty and violence also shape the life of the majority of children affected by HIV and AIDS. The pandemic has stripped away traditional social support networks and is associated with a higher risk of social exclusion, stigma and discrimination, school dropout and limited access to information and treatment, while paving the way to enhanced risks of violence. In turn, rape, intimate partner violence and sexual abuse, as well as harmful practices, including child and forced marriage, increase the risk of exposure to HIV infection.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Health
- Poverty
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 61
- Paragraph text
- Coordination remains a challenge, with only two thirds of respondents acknowledging the existence of a lead coordinating governmental institution to oversee action relating to violence against children. In a number of cases, multiple coordinating bodies have been established, but the collaboration between them is uneven and not always effective. Overall, enhanced efforts are required to secure an institutionalized process of coordination across central departments and between national and decentralized authorities.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 61
- Paragraph text
- Public fear of gang violence and youth crime has generated social pressure for the criminalization of children and adolescents, lower minimum ages of criminal responsibility and longer sentences of imprisonment. This has been accompanied by media stigmatization of children from disadvantaged groups and a culture of tolerance of violence against them. In this process, poor rule of law and weak law enforcement performance, together with public fear of retaliation, lead to sporadic convictions and a deep sense of impunity.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Adolescents
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 61
- Paragraph text
- These important provisions have been further complemented by significant international standards on human rights in the administration of justice. Moreover, the Economic and Social Council adopted basic principles on the use of restorative justice, encouraging the development of mediation, conciliation, conferencing and sentencing circles as effective alternatives to formal criminal justice mechanisms. Through its general comments, the Committee on the Rights of the Child has also promoted restorative justice programmes.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Children
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 66
- Paragraph text
- Variations of the model have been implemented in many countries. In Thailand, for example, family and community group conferencing is an alternative non-prosecution measure for child offenders who have committed crimes warranting a sentence of five years of prison or less; it has helped to significantly decrease recidivism. In this process, the court has an oversight function and may intervene if it considers that the conference and the agreement have not been conducted lawfully and in respect of the rights of the child.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 99
- Paragraph text
- The rapid development and expansion of ICTs have generated new opportunities for the realization of children's rights as well as significant challenges for the protection of children from violence. Cyberbullying is one such challenge. Available information about this phenomenon, its impact on children and on measures to prevent and address it remains limited. Nonetheless, research and experience in different regions suggest a number of key areas in which action is needed to ensure children's safety and protection.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 84
- Paragraph text
- Guided by the same concern of advancing national implementation of the Regional Plan of Action and global progress in implementing the 2030 Agenda, the Special Representative met with the East Asia and Pacific Regional Working Group on Child Protection, composed of United Nations entities and civil society organizations, and with senior officials of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand on enhancing knowledge on the protection of children's rights, including freedom from violence.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 47
- Paragraph text
- Held in closed institutions, psychiatric centres or adult prisons or awaiting trial for long periods of time, these children often lack genuine opportunities to gain access to justice and to challenge the legality of their detention or to benefit from education and vocational training and long-lasting social reintegration. While deprived of liberty, children are at heightened risk of violence, including harassment, sexual abuse and torture. They may also be subjected to violence as a form of discipline, punishment or sentencing.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 111
- Paragraph text
- In order to maximize the involvement of children in discussions and action on violence, the Special Representative is engaging additional experts on child participation and will further develop the child-friendly space on her website.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 40
- Paragraph text
- [Vulnerabilities and risks faced by children who are internally displaced during armed conflict – addressing their rights]: States and all parties to conflict have obligations under international humanitarian and international human rights law to protect internally displaced children in all phases of displacement. The most fundamental of their rights is the right to life, dignity and physical, mental and moral integrity. Displacement almost inevitably entails severe threats to the right to life. Therefore, the physical safety of the affected population, particularly women and children, in zones of armed conflict should be the highest priority. Protected safe spaces for displaced children should be guaranteed - both for those seeking to escape imminent harm, as well as for those who have reached a place of safety such as an IDP camp but who continue to face security threats, or are at risk of further displacement. Children should also have access to the fullest extent and with the least possible delay to the humanitarian assistance they require, including food, potable water, shelter, health care and psychosocial services.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 67
- Paragraph text
- The international community is urged to continue to mobilize its energies towards: advocating unequivocally for 18 as the minimum age for recruitment and participation in hostilities; exerting international pressure on parties that continue to recruit and use children; monitoring and compelling adherence by parties to conflict to commitments made to protect children, and holding them accountable for failure to comply with international standards; addressing the political, social and economic factors that facilitate the recruitment and use of children; and responding to the rehabilitation and reintegration needs of former child soldiers.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 6a
- Paragraph text
- [In this regard, the development of standard operating procedures by armed forces is critical in order to put in place additional protection measures for children during military operations. Regional and United Nations peacekeeping missions should also prioritize such measures and procedures in the context of peacekeeping engagements or where international forces are supporting national forces in joint operations. These standard operating procedures may vary from one context to another, but a minimum set of measures should include:] Joint military-civilian assessment of the security risk for populations, and especially children, prior to any military action;
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 6d
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- [In this regard, the development of standard operating procedures by armed forces is critical in order to put in place additional protection measures for children during military operations. Regional and United Nations peacekeeping missions should also prioritize such measures and procedures in the context of peacekeeping engagements or where international forces are supporting national forces in joint operations. These standard operating procedures may vary from one context to another, but a minimum set of measures should include:] Refraining from occupying or using schools and health facilities, or their vicinity, for purposes that could turn them into military targets;
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 20
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- Sexual violence is often used to achieve military, political and social objectives through, for instance, the targeting of specific ethnicities or terrorizing populations to force displacement. Data indicate that children are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence in and around refugee and internally displaced population settings, and when they are directly associated with armed forces and groups. Child survivors of sexual violence suffer both physical and psychological consequences, which are often debilitating. This is particularly true for girls who have been raped or forced to "marry" combatants, as well as for their children born of rape.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 29
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- A number of regional legal instruments also affirm the rights of internally displaced children, most notably the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (the Kampala Convention), which was adopted in October 2009. It includes specific provisions reaffirming the right of internally displaced persons to personal documentation, education, protection against recruitment and use in hostilities, kidnapping, abduction, sexual slavery and trafficking, and protection that addresses the special needs of separated and unaccompanied minors, as well as of mothers with young children. The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child emphasizes the responsibility of States to ensure that internally displaced children receive appropriate protection and humanitarian assistance and pays special attention to the importance of reuniting families separated by displacement. Furthermore, the Council of Europe has adopted a number of recommendations concerning internal displacement, including the right of internally displaced children to education.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 3
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- The 1996 Graça Machel study on the impact of armed conflict on children (A/51/306 and Add.1) and the 2007 10-year review of that study (see A/62/228) noted that the changing nature of conflict put children at a higher risk than ever before. Children have become more vulnerable to new tactics of war, including the blurring of lines between military and civilian targets, constriction of humanitarian space and access to affected populations, deliberate targeting of traditional safe havens and critical infrastructures such as educational institutions and medical facilities, and the rise of terrorism as well as counter-terrorism measures. Studies have also shown that armed conflicts hamper the achievement of the eight Millennium Development Goals, six of which promote the rights and well-being of children. Conflicts create an environment in which grave violations are committed against children and, by interrupting or slowing development, children are denied opportunities for a better future. Therefore, the changing nature of conflict and the impact on children continues to be an overarching framework of analysis for the agenda on children and armed conflict.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- Protecting vulnerable populations, and especially children, should be paramount during military operations. New tactics of war, the absence of clear battlefields and increasingly numerous and diverse parties to conflict in terms of their composition, motivations and character have complicated matters. Moreover, the rise of terrorism where civilians are the main victims directly challenges the distinction between military and civilian targets, one of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law. Counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency also blur the line between what is legitimate and what is not in addressing security threats. Raids against predominately civilian targets, including night raids, and the use of aerial bombardment in civilian-populated areas, make children more vulnerable to being killed or maimed and often serve to fuel resentment and conflict.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 69
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- Member States should ensure the participation of children in justice processes, whenever grave child rights violations are committed during armed conflict. Children who participate in justice processes should be protected and their best interests should be the main concern at all times. The appropriate justice mechanism, whether judicial or non-judicial, should be sought. In addition, a child who commits international crimes while associated with armed forces or armed groups should be regarded primarily as a victim, not as a perpetrator. In the event that a child is held accountable, the appropriate form of accountability should be sought. Any decision made should take into account the best interest of the child and his or her reintegration into society.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 28
- Paragraph text
- In the previous report of the Special Representative to the General Assembly, concerns related to internally displaced children were highlighted and the report included an annex specifying the rights and guarantees for this vulnerable group (A/64/254, annex I). The Assembly acknowledged the guarantees in its resolution 64/162 on the protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons. These rights and guarantees include the principle of non-discrimination, the right to documentation, protection from violence and abuse, the right to essential services, and the requirement that when dealing with internally displaced children the best interest of the child must prevail.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 25
- Paragraph text
- The Special Representative reiterates her call for the development of directives and standard operating procedures to ensure that military operations are conducted in conformity with applicable international humanitarian law and safeguard the protection of civilians, including children. During the reporting period, standard operating procedures have been developed by the Ugandan army, with the support of the Office of the Special Representative, to ensure the protection of children captured by, or in the custody of, the armed forces during operations against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The Special Representative reiterates her call to all relevant military actors, including armed forces, multinational forces and peacekeeping operations, to implement as a matter of priority the minimum set of measures highlighted in the annex to the present report.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 33
- Paragraph text
- [Accountability of children involved in armed conflict]: Traditional justice, aimed at the reintegration of child soldiers, can make a significant contribution to healing, recovery and reintegration. It may employ an array of measures, such as punishment, reparation, truth-telling, involving confession and absolution, and healing or cleansing ceremonies. Traditional justice can be most helpful in assisting reintegration where it focuses on re-establishing the child as a member of the community rather than relying upon punishment or public shaming. Restorative justice is very often the only way of bringing reconciliation to victims and perpetrators alike in a war-torn society where victims of offences suffer, as do child perpetrators, having been forced to commit offences.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 63
- Paragraph text
- One of the key challenges is to overturn the inclination, including of many mediators, that broader political considerations and dynamics may be adversely affected or compromised by child protection issues surfacing at negotiating tables. There is often a reticence to consider the protection of children as a "high line" priority on an equal footing with considerations of achieving or maintaining ceasefires, for instance. Yet, such issues as the immediate cessation of grave violations against children and the unconditional release of all children associated with fighting forces should be seen as fundamental to any ceasefire agreement. Continued violations such as child recruitment, or unwillingness to identify and release children already in fighting forces, must be formally stipulated as violations of ceasefire agreements by parties to a conflict.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 54
- Paragraph text
- Since the 1996 Machel study, the international community has made significant progress in strengthening the legal framework for the protection of children in armed conflict and in bringing perpetrators to justice. Violations against children have been addressed by the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. These international and hybrid courts, along with mixed chambers such as those established in Bosnia and Herzegovina, have been critical in complementing national justice mechanisms in addressing crimes against children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 23
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- [What is “justice” for children?]The ability of children to have access to justice is seen as a vital part of the mandate of the United Nations to reduce poverty and fulfil children’s rights. A clear definition of what constitutes “access to justice” cannot be found in international instruments. According to the United Nations Development Programme, access to justice can be defined as “the ability of people to seek and obtain a remedy through formal or informal institutions of justice, and in conformity with human rights standards”. The Common Approach to Justice for Children, as explained by the United Nations Children’s Fund in 2008, expands on this definition: “Access to justice can be defined as the ability to obtain a just and timely remedy for violations of rights as put forth in national and international norms and standards [...] Proper access to justice requires legal empowerment of all children: all should be enabled to claim their rights, through legal and other services such as child rights education or advice and support from knowledgeable adults.”
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 75
- Paragraph text
- In view of the disturbing trend of civilian casualties, especially children, during the course of military operations, Member States are urged to ensure that national and multinational forces adopt standard operating procedures to mitigate the direct targeting or collateral death and injury of children. Regional and United Nations peacekeeping missions are also urged to support the development of such procedures. If support is given to national forces by international peacekeeping operations it must be on the condition that those forces have procedures in place for the protection of civilians.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 40
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- [Strengthening family and community protection mechanisms]: Communities can prevent the voluntary or forced association of children with armed forces and groups in several ways. Community-based child protection systems can warn of the threat of recruitment or rerecruitment. Where armed groups depend on the moral or material support of local people, community structures may be able to put pressure on local commanders to release children and provide support for their protection. Community figures such as elders and traditional leaders can also reach non-State parties to promote child protection commitments and prevent recruitment. In Afghanistan, for example, elders have in some cases reached agreements with local commanders to impede the recruitment of children. Community-based child protection systems can also help to reduce the overall vulnerability of children and provide special protection to children living and working in the streets, orphans and separated children, who are at particular risk of recruitment.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 49
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- [Explosive weapons: an emerging concern]: Recognition of the distinct and specific problems associated with explosive weapons is growing. Acknowledgment that the use of explosive weapons in populated areas causes severe harm to civilians and is a serious concern for the protection of children in armed conflict has to be further strengthened, however. Systematic data collection and analysis of the human cost of these weapons is critical to this end. In addition, the humanitarian principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution must always guide the use of explosive weapons in compliance with international humanitarian and human rights law. When dealing with country-specific situations where parties to conflict are listed by the Secretary-General for patterns of killing and maiming children, and attacks on schools and hospitals, action plans to end these violations should tackle the issue of explosive weapons.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 50
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- [Empowering children through education, skills and livelihood opportunities]: The recruitment of children into armed forces or groups has been documented as being often closely connected to poverty and social disadvantage. Poverty, often combined with social exclusion, has been found to stir the frustration of young people and create incentives for them to join armed groups. In many post-conflict societies, young people have little choice but to remain unemployed or accept short-term and exploitative work. Accordingly, providing children and young people with alternatives through high-quality education, both formal and non-formal, and national programmes for job creation and income generation for young people should be top priorities in national prevention strategies. Donor agencies should also accord priority to work in this regard. Food security and livelihood measures, tailored to the specific economic context, together with cultural and psychosocial support activities, can also contribute to preventing the recruitment and the rerecruitment of children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 75
- Paragraph text
- The Human Rights Council is encouraged, when considering or adopting resolutions on country-specific situations or thematic issues, to include therein recommendations on, or references to, the protection of children affected by armed conflict. It is also encouraged to act as a complementary follow-up mechanism to assess the implementation of the observations and recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, particularly with regard to the parties to conflict in all situations of concern addressed in the annual report of the Secretary-General (A/66/782-S/2012/261).
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 64
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- While recognition of the distinct problems associated with explosive weapons has grown over time, there is a need for further policy attention and immediate action to effectively protect children from such weapons. There is also a need for greater acknowledgement that the use of such weapons, especially those with wide-area effect and those used in densely populated areas, severely harm children and communities. Systematic data collection and analysis of the human cost of these weapons is critical to the development of baseline information, which would in turn further strengthen the empirical basis for advocacy efforts to better protect children. In the context of the monitoring and reporting mechanism on grave violations against children, the Office of the Special Representative will, together with United Nations partners, endeavour to gather disaggregated and more detailed information on child casualties resulting from the use of such weapons. The Office will also advocate the inclusion of specific provisions against the use of explosive weapons in action plans signed by parties to conflict that aim at halting the killing and maiming of children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 24
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- Trial Chamber I accepted the approach taken by the Pre-Trial Chamber and suggested by the Special Representative, according to which both conscription and enlistment are forms of recruitment, in that they refer to the incorporation of a boy or a girl under the age of 15 years into an armed group, whether coercively or voluntarily. The Special Representative argued in her brief to the Court that the distinction between voluntary enlistment and forced recruitment was a distinction without meaning, as even the most voluntary of acts could be a desperate attempt to survive by children with a limited number of options. In such circumstances, any consent given by a child could not be regarded as truly voluntary in the full sense of the word. Whether the child enlisted or was conscripted, the line between voluntary and involuntary recruitment was legally irrelevant and practically superficial in the context of children’s association with armed forces or armed groups in times of conflict.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 39
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- The reporting period has seen progress in terms of protective measures for education and the rights of children to education. Greater international attention led to the creation in 2010 of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, composed of United Nations agencies and NGOs. It has helped prevent attacks on education; develop effective response to attacks; improve knowledge, monitoring and reporting; and advocate for international norms and standards and increased accountability. In March 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) published an innovative report highlighting the impact of armed conflict on education. The Special Representative welcomes these initiatives and looks forward to working closely with the Global Coalition, UNESCO and other concerned partners to enhance protection from attacks on education.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 22
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- As more Member States are in the process of acquiring this technology, it is hoped that they will equally explore ways to address these concerns and mitigate the impact of drone strikes on children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 45
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- Research has demonstrated a strong correlation between poverty and violent conflict, as well as between violent conflict and poor human development indicators. Millennium Development Goal indicators reveal that countries in situations of armed conflict account for one third of those living in extreme poverty, half of the children with no access to primary education and half of the children who die before their fifth birthday. While not all poor children in conflict situations become soldiers, poverty is an important motivating factor for children to join armed forces and groups. In some areas, poverty means a lack of access to education and other basic social services and few opportunities for employment and income generation. Children, often with the encouragement of parents and the incitement of armed actors, become combatants in the hope that they will be well fed, housed and protected.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Poverty
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 33
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- [Reparations for children and the restoration of children’s rights]: Reparations programmes should bear in mind that victims who were children at the time of the commission of the violation may face stigmatization or marginalization as former child soldiers or forced wives, leading to the social exclusion of, in particular, girl child soldiers. Community members may also resent former child soldiers, who they feel are being rewarded for having taken part in hostilities, thus reinforcing existing divisions. The child perpetrator dilemma tends to be confusing for both the child and those who may have been their victims. Reparations, however, could also assist in signalling that past modes of operation will no longer be tolerated and could contribute to dismantling the relationship between former commanders and their victims. A public statement by community leaders on the legal findings of responsibility, followed by an intensive awareness-raising campaign on the judgement and a declaration to the effect that child victims of recruitment should not be held legally or morally responsible for their actions as combatants during the conflict, would be the best guarantee of non-repetition.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 56
- Paragraph text
- The international community should also support reparations mechanisms in countries emerging from armed conflict. Reparations are a way of providing social justice in post-conflict societies, and are an effective additional accountability mechanism. This is particularly the case in areas where access to justice and redress through the courts is difficult or not possible because of a weak judicial system or a lack of confidence in the judiciary, where the identity of perpetrators are unknown, or where, for political reasons, perpetrators of human rights abuses are exempted from judicial accountability processes.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 75
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- To break this vicious cycle, measures must be put in place to protect children from recruitment and rerecruitment and provide them with viable alternatives. Reintegration can serve as an effective tool for the prevention of recruitment through education, skills training, socioeconomic development for children and community sensitization programmes. With such opportunities, the likelihood that children will return to armed groups or engage in criminal activities is significantly reduced. This, in turn, contributes to the building of resilient communities and to social stability. The effectiveness of reintegration measures depends, however, on their continuity and sustainability, as well as the on extent to which the underlying causes of recruitment are being addressed.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 10
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- Engagement at the international, regional and national levels is even more crucial as the nature of armed conflict continues to evolve and to present challenges for the protection of children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 65
- Paragraph text
- Member States bear a central and immediate political, legal and moral responsibility for the protection of children and should comply with international law for the protection of children within their territories. They should bring to justice individuals responsible for the recruitment and use of children in the armed forces or armed groups, and their use in hostilities, in violation of applicable international law. They should also take action against other grave violations against children through national justice systems, including undertaking appropriate reforms of national legislation for the protection of children, in order to bring laws into line with international obligations, as well as strengthening child-protection capacity and training for the military, the police, and law enforcement and judiciary officials in the context of national security sector reform efforts.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2014, para. 25
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- Mainstreaming child protection in peace processes can also pave the way for the development of time-bound measures to address the needs of conflict-affected children. Where a previous action plan exists, a peace process can offer an opportunity to revitalize commitments and accelerate action plan implementation. Alternatively, dialogue on child protection with parties to a peace process can provide an entry point for mediation efforts. Agreeing on minimum standards for children, for example, the early demobilization of child soldiers, can serve as a confidence- and trust-building measure. This was the case in Nepal, where negotiations on the action plan to end the recruitment and use of children in 2009 served as an entry point for the overall dialogue on the implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process, as stipulated in the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2014, para. 57
- Paragraph text
- The adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty by the General Assembly in its resolution 67/234 B of April 2013 constitutes an important opportunity for child protection. The entry into force of the Treaty falls in line with the long-standing interpretation by the Committee on the Rights of the Child of State parties’ obligations, and is expected to have strong potential for generating a positive long-term impact on the situation of children in conflict, as it forbids the transfer of arms that could be used in committing attacks directed against civilians, including children, or in committing grave breaches of international humanitarian law and war crimes as defined by the international agreements to which the State is a party, such as the crime of child recruitment under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. In addition, under the Treaty’s export assessment provisions, exporting States are requested to assess whether arms transfers would directly or indirectly lead to serious acts of violence against women and children, including killing and maiming, but also to the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict and, if an overriding risk is identified, to refrain from exporting.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Women
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 94
- Paragraph text
- The Arms Trade Treaty, if duly enforced, has the potential to curb the recruitment and use of children in conflict through the prohibition of arms sales to States parties that engage in child recruitment, falling in line with the long-standing interpretation of the Committee on the Rights of the Child of States parties' obligations to do so under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. The Treaty's contribution to reducing the plight of children in conflict can thus be understood as being twofold: seeking to curb both armed violence against children and the recruitment and use of children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 20
- Paragraph text
- In its resolution 2225 (2015), the Security Council also encouraged Member States to take concrete measures to deter the military use of schools by armed forces and armed groups. In that regard, the Special Representative welcomes the adoption by 37 countries of the Safe Schools Declaration on 29 May 2015, which endorsed the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict. An additional 10 countries have adopted the Declaration since its launch. Although the Guidelines are not legally binding, they highlight good practice for all parties to conflict and aim to provide guidance to reduce the impact of armed conflict on education, particularly in relation to military use.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 15
- Paragraph text
- In order to ensure the adequate treatment of children separated from armed groups, the Special Representative advocated with the Member States concerned for standard operating procedures for the handover of children to child protection actors. In September 2014, the United Nations and the Government of Chad signed a protocol on the handover of children, which included specific provisions regulating detention. Those standard operating procedures build on previous agreements signed with the Governments of Mali, Somalia and Uganda in recent years. Child protection provisions have also been included in the concept of operations of the Multinational Joint Task Force to fight Boko Haram/JAS. The Special Representative encourages all Member States to develop such standard operating procedures where applicable to prevent the detention of children and protect their primary status as victims.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 3
- Paragraph text
- The effect of armed conflict on children during the reporting period was unyielding, with the Central African Republic, Israel and the State of Palestine, Libya, South Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen serving as regrettable examples where the situation worsened to a significant degree or saw no improvement. In the Central African Republic, a breakdown in law and order led to more intense violence between armed groups and the large-scale forced displacement of children, particularly since September. Nearly 2,000 children have been separated from armed groups by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners in the Central African Republic in 2015. These children are now at risk of being re-recruited owing to the persistent instability and lack of appropriate reintegration programmes. In South Sudan, witnesses and survivors of government offensives between May and August 2015 gave horrifying accounts of children being thrown into burning houses, run over by military vehicles and hanged from trees, and of girls being killed if they resisted rape. In several instances, boys were reportedly found castrated and killed after attacks. In Yemen, heavy aerial bombardments and ground operations since the end of March 2015 have dramatically increased the number of child casualties and had a devastating impact on access to education in an already highly precarious environment. Nearly all parties to the conflict on the ground in Yemen have engaged in widespread child recruitment, with information indicating that four times as many children were recruited in the six-month period from March to September 2015 than in the whole of 2014. In the Syrian Arab Republic and Iraq, the increasingly complex conflict and persistent violations of international law are taking an ever-increasing toll on the civilian population, as evidenced by rising displacement and refugee outflows. Libya is also facing worsening instability, violence and localized conflicts, and the rising tensions and violence in the State of Palestine and Israel show no signs of abating at the end of the reporting period.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2014, para. 24
- Paragraph text
- Early consideration of children's issues in peace-making processes can also facilitate the planning and mobilization of resources. For instance, the release and reintegration of children associated with armed forces or groups is strongly linked to security arrangements in peace processes. It is also an integral part of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process, which requires a specific focus on provisions for children, in particular girls. In that regard, the Special Representative commends the General Assembly for its continued call to States and regional organizations to support the inclusion of such commitments in peace agreements (see resolution 68/147). However, this aspect often remains neglected.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 12
- Paragraph text
- Prevention must complement any legal or military action to counteract extreme violence. Action is required by the international community, regional organizations and individual Member States to mobilize resources to build resilience and strengthen protective environments for children. Identifying and addressing the root causes and catalysts of extremism, such as poverty and the alienation of communities, is a necessary first step in the effort to find a lasting solution. Extremist groups also regularly recruit young people and children from around the world using propaganda on the Internet and social media. This is a new and compounding challenge, and is complex for Member States to address. The Special Representative notes that attention should be given to the recruitment networks of extremist groups, with the aim of preventing the recruitment of children in the first place. Education is one tool that can reduce the appeal of extremist groups and help to prevent social exclusion and promote respect for human rights, peace and diversity.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 21
- Paragraph text
- In line with other United Nations partners, the Special Representative emphasizes that a human rights-based approach, including the fundamental principles of the best interests of the child and non-discrimination, should be given primary consideration in the development of all relevant policies on children displaced by conflict. All States have a responsibility to ensure appropriate protection for displaced children and to avoid aggravating their vulnerability, through equal access to health care, education and psychosocial support, regardless of their status. The Special Representative also encourages Member States to prioritize investing in education in emergencies to support displaced children in rebuilding their lives. Failure to do so will only increase the cost of restoring a sustainable society in post-conflict situations. These messages were emphasized by the Special Representative at the informal meeting of the General Assembly to consider ways to advance a comprehensive response to the global humanitarian and refugee crisis, held on 19 November 2015.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 65
- Paragraph text
- The Special Representative commends the Human Rights Council, the treaty bodies, the special rapporteurs and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention for their work in relation to children deprived of liberty and encourages continued focus on this issue, including in the framework of the universal periodic review. She encourages Member States to treat children associated with armed groups primarily as victims, to consider alternatives to deprivation of liberty and to ensure that, at a minimum, deprivation of liberty be used as a last resort and for the shortest time possible.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 12
- Paragraph text
- The protection of health care is also a key element of Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (General Assembly resolution 70/1). Initiatives to implement the Goals must include specific provisions for children affected by armed conflict. In that regard, the Special Representative welcomes the launch of the Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action at the World Humanitarian Summit. The initiative will help to ensure that the many children who are permanently disabled during conflict, sometimes purely as a result of the lack of basic medical services to treat minor conditions, are not forgotten.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 19
- Paragraph text
- Armed conflict has resulted not only in human casualties and physical destruction, but also in forced displacement. In the course of the past year, an ever-growing number of people have fled conflict zones and sought refuge in safer places. UNHCR reports that, globally, one in every 122 persons is now either a refugee, internally displaced or seeking asylum. In many situations, as in the Central African Republic, Iraq, Nigeria, South Sudan and the Syrian Arab Republic, children, many of them unaccompanied or separated from their families, represent a high proportion of the displaced population and have been at a particularly high risk of human rights violations and abuses. Children can be victims of grave violations inside and around refugee camps or camps for internally displaced persons. Armed groups take advantage of the vulnerability and concentration of displaced populations in camps to recruit children and commit other violations, including sexual violence and human trafficking.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 23
- Paragraph text
- In the Central African Republic, the United Nations successfully advocated with both the ex-Séléka and the anti-Balaka groups. The ex-Séléka leadership committed to take measures against the recruitment and use of children and disseminated command orders among its ranks with the support of the United Nations, which resulted in the release and separation of over 70 children. Dialogue continued with field commanders of anti-Balaka units, resulting in the separation of children in several instances. Discussions were also held with United Nations and African Union partners to ensure that commitments to end the recruitment and use of children and other grave violations against children would be included in a political settlement. Protection concerns were included in the Accord de cessation des hostilités en République centrafricaine signed on 23 July 2014.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 22
- Paragraph text
- The right to education is a fundamental human right. It is key for the development of children, but also critical for peacebuilding, economic growth and sustainable development for society as a whole. In times of conflict, infringements of the right to education in the form of targeted attacks on and obstacles to safe access to schools, threats to children and teachers and the military use of schools have a negative impact reaching beyond the education sector alone. Moreover, education is often interrupted due to a general climate of fear and insecurity or because of the displacement of school children, teachers and school personnel. Not only is there a large financial cost to rebuilding schools, repairing infrastructure, replacing equipment and training new teachers, there is a significant individual and societal cost. The loss of educational opportunities owing to war has long-lasting effects on the social and economic development of a country, which in turn increases the likelihood of new cycles of violence and conflict.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 70
- Paragraph text
- The Special Representative welcomes the recent ratifications of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict and reiterates her call upon States who have not yet done so to sign and ratify the Convention and its Optional Protocols; to enact legislation to explicitly prohibit and criminalize the recruitment and use of children by armed forces or groups and the use of children in hostilities; and to establish the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into the armed forces at 18 years, when depositing their binding declaration upon ratification of the Optional Protocol.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 24
- Paragraph text
- In Sudan, following advocacy by the United Nations, several non-State actors issued command orders or launched internal sensitization campaigns on the protection of children and the prohibition of their recruitment and use. In August 2014, Minni Minnawi, leader of a faction of the Sudan Liberation Army, further operationalized its commitment by putting in place a mechanism to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers. A community-based strategic plan was also initiated by Sheikh Musa Hilal and endorsed by the leaders of five tribes. The strategic plan was designed to curb the use of children as fighters in inter- and intra-ethnic clashes.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 29
- Paragraph text
- Despite the challenges, agreements have been reached with a number of governments to ensure that detained children are handed over to the United Nations. In March 2014, a standard operating procedure for the handover of children formerly associated with armed forces and groups was adopted by the Government of Somalia. An agreement for the handover of children formerly associated with armed forces and groups was also reached with the African Union Mission in Somalia. On 10 September 2014, the United Nations and the Government of Chad signed a protocol on the handover of children associated with armed forces and groups, which includes specific provisions regulating detention. Those procedures build on the progress made with protocols for the handover of children formerly associated with armed forces and groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Mali signed in 2013.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 37
- Paragraph text
- As part of global efforts to address sexual violence against children, the Special Representative participated in the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, held in London, in June 2014, and was the keynote speaker for the session dedicated to the vulnerabilities of children to sexual violence in armed conflict. Her Office also contributed to the Secretary-General's guidance note on reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence, which was jointly coordinated by OHCHR and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). The inclusion of special guarantees for non-repetition in the design and implementation of State policy, as well as the establishment of legal and institutional frameworks to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish crimes of sexual violence committed against children in situations of conflict, is a positive development.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Women
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 9
- Paragraph text
- Training must be at the core of prevention efforts. Parties to conflict should develop specific child protection training modules, including outlining the responsibilities under international humanitarian law regarding hospitals, medical personnel and patients, and conduct training sessions and closely monitor awareness of laws and procedures. Precautionary measures for military operations must also be put in place, and the human cost of military actions should always be considered. Even in circumstances in which acts do not amount to international crimes, the civilian costs are nearly always too high; parties to conflict should refrain from engaging in combat and using explosive weapons with a wide impact in populated areas. To make these assessments, mechanisms can be put in place such as establishing a review board composed of military and civilian experts to act as an internal oversight mechanism on the conduct of operations.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 15
- Paragraph text
- The international community and countries of origin, transit and destination should take all feasible measures to protect the rights of refugee and internally displaced children affected by armed conflict. The need for more equitable sharing of responsibilities is also clearly evident, as 90 per cent of all refugees are hosted in developing countries in close proximity to conflict areas. In September 2016, the General Assembly will host a high-level meeting to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach. In line with other United Nations partners, the Special Representative emphasizes that the fundamental principles of the best interests of the child and non-discrimination should be given primary consideration at the meeting and in the development of all relevant policies on internally displaced and refugee children. In particular, the institution of asylum needs more than ever to be respected, preserved and reinforced, particularly in relation to children.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 10
- Paragraph text
- During the reporting period, extreme violence rose to an unprecedented level. The impact on children has multiplied in a number of countries, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria and the Syrian Arab Republic. Children were victims of grave violations and were often forced to witness or take part in beheadings, immolations and summary executions. They were also indoctrinated, recruited and forced to be suicide bombers or human shields. Girls were subjected to additional abuses, including sexual slavery, abduction and forced marriage. The violations often took place in the context of mass abductions. Such brutal tactics had severe repercussions on children, which will have lasting effects for generations to come.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 30
- Paragraph text
- Long-term support and predictable funding are indispensable for the effective and independent performance of the Special Representative's mandate. The General Assembly has called upon States and institutions concerned, United Nations agencies and entities, regional and civil society organizations, and the private sector to provide necessary support, including financial contributions. Voluntary contributions in support of the mandate and the Office of the Special Representative are channelled through a trust account which has been set up and is administered by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in order to receive, hold, administer and disburse financial contributions provided for the mandate, including payment for personnel costs.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 58
- Paragraph text
- The widely participatory regional consultations organized in support of the study and the preparations for the Third World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children in Brazil were instrumental in generating interest in and commitment to the elimination of violence in its many forms. In some regions, a regional follow-up mechanism was set up to facilitate coordination of efforts and help to advance implementation of the study's recommendations. Building upon these significant developments, the Special Representative gave particular attention to strengthening institutional collaboration with regional forums, helping promote information-sharing and cross-fertilization of experiences, scale up positive initiatives, encourage evidence-based approaches to overcome prevailing challenges and influence progress within and across regions.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 66
- Paragraph text
- Decisive steps were also taken to consolidate regional collaboration and agree on a strategic action plan on violence against children with the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of the Global Movement for Children, in which UNICEF and key civil society organizations participate. In this context, the Special Representative held an important planning meeting in Panama with members of the Movement, the Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and representatives of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and OHCHR. As a key outcome from the meeting, it was agreed to pursue, over the next three years, implementation of the recommendations of the study with particular emphasis on the adoption of legislation to prohibit all forms of violence against children; the development of a comprehensive, well-coordinated and well-resourced national strategy, and the consolidation of research and data systems in this area.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 71
- Paragraph text
- The Special Representative met with the NGO Advisory Council in early October 2009 in New York, and in March 2010 in Geneva. The meetings helped to shed light on strategic areas where progress can be achieved and to identify significant opportunities for cooperation in the follow-up to the study's recommendations at the global, regional and national levels, and across the various settings within which violence against children takes place. These areas and opportunities include the adoption of national plans of action to advance implementation of the study's recommendations, the legal prohibition of all forms of violence against children in all settings, the collection and dissemination of age and gender disaggregated data on violence against children, and the establishment of effective and accessible complaint mechanisms for children. The meetings also considered ways of enhancing children's participation in the follow-up to the study, benefiting from their insights and experience, and mobilizing and empowering them to take action in their own communities.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 85
- Paragraph text
- These are critical concerns the Special Representative will continue to address in the context of her mandate and missions.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 61
- Paragraph text
- As highlighted by the Special Representative in her address, violence and child labour are closely interrelated. Violence in the home, in schools and in institutions, is a factor that pushes children into child labour, particularly its worst forms; violence is also a means to coerce children to work, and to keep them in exploitation and servitude. At the same time, violence and child labour can be prevented and effectively addressed, through the development of national action plans, the adoption of sound legislation and the strengthening of data and research. These actions figure prominently in the Road map, which also constitutes a key instrument in the elimination of violence against children in work-related situations.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 68
- Paragraph text
- As a cross-cutting issue, working to eliminate violence against children opens up avenues for developing partnerships across mandates, including child-related mandates, in particular with the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, with whom collaboration has been steadily strengthened and, as mentioned above (see para. 50), a joint report is being developed on child-sensitive counselling, complaint and reporting mechanisms. Cooperation is also valuable with violence-related mandates, including violence against women and torture; with economic, social and cultural rights-related mandates to help address the root causes of violence; as well as with mandates on the rights to education, freedom of opinion and expression to enhance violence prevention, consolidate a culture of respect for children's rights and empower children and young people.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Women
- Youth
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 52
- Paragraph text
- The Special Representative has further strengthened her cooperation with LAS and its Steering Committee on Violence against Children. The Committee was established to coordinate efforts and review progress in the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study, promote a comprehensive regional study to capture national developments aiming at the prevention and elimination of violence against children, and identify areas where the process of national follow-up could be further enhanced. Law reform was one such area, and a technical workshop was held to advance progress in the region on the introduction of a national legal ban on all forms of violence.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 45
- Paragraph text
- Significant progress has been achieved in the above-mentioned area. Firstly, important regional political commitments have been made with regard to violence against children. As a result, the issue of protection of children from violence has gained centre stage, including in the 2009 Cairo Declaration (see paragraph 10 above), the Declaration of Buenos Aires adopted at the Twelfth Ibero-American Conference of Ministers and Authorities Responsible for Children, the South Asian Initiative to End Violence against Children, the Beijing Declaration on South-South Cooperation for Child Rights, the Marrakesh Declaration adopted at the Fourth High-level Arab Conference on the Rights of the Child, the Council of Europe Strategy for 2009-2011 "Building a Europe for and with Children", as well as in the European Union Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child and the Implementation Strategy on Violence against Children.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 30
- Paragraph text
- Legal prohibition must also be supported by detailed provisions in specific pieces of legislation, both to address distinct forms of violence, such as sexual abuse and exploitation, trafficking or harmful traditional practices, and to tackle violence in specific settings, including schools, care and justice institutions and the home. It is critical that enabling laws and regulations be developed in relevant legal fields to give full meaning to the prohibition and deter incidents of violence, to protect the children concerned, to ensure appropriate support for the process of enforcement and to fight impunity.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 42
- Paragraph text
- When used as beggars, children with disabilities are subject to violence to keep them on the streets, and often suffer physical abuse to attract attention and encourage charity. In schools that are often of low quality, they endure beatings, bullying, neglect and abuse by their peers and by ill-prepared teachers who fail to understand and attend to their special needs. For children placed in institutions with ill-trained, ill-paid and often frustrated staff, in an environment of stigmatizing attitudes in the community, there are increased risks of physical violence and of verbal and emotional abuse.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 50
- Paragraph text
- Education has a unique potential to create a positive environment in which attitudes condoning violence can be changed and non-violent behaviour can be learned. Schools are well placed to break patterns of violence and to provide skills that enable people to communicate, negotiate and support peaceful solutions to conflicts. This is possible at all stages of life, especially early childhood, when initiatives can decisively improve the development of talents and abilities, reduce marginalization and associated risks of violence, and promote access to school and educational achievement. An environment free of violence in all its forms is also instrumental to promoting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, in particular to ensure universal primary education for all and to eliminate gender disparities in education.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 65
- Paragraph text
- The Special Representative also held important meetings with senior officials in the Commission and the Council, as well as with members of the European Parliament, to discuss opportunities for cooperation to consolidate children's protection from violence in internal and external action by the European Union. In the framework of the partnership developed with the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency, the Special Representative participated in the conference on the theme "Ensuring justice and protection for all children", held in Brussels on 7 and 8 December 2010, and organized with the Belgian Presidency of the European Union. Attended by a vast network of Government officials, academics and child rights experts, intergovernmental and civil society, the meeting gave prominent attention to violence prevention and the promotion of ethical and child-sensitive approaches to counselling and support for child victims of violence.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 29
- Paragraph text
- The Special Representative has given high priority to the promotion of enhanced forms of synergy with United Nations partners. This collaboration has been crucial to raise awareness of and broaden global support for children's protection from violence, to promote the mainstreaming of this issue in United Nations activities, and also to generate policy debate through the organization of strategic panel discussions with key partners on areas of critical concern. The side events held by the Special Representative during the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly illustrate this well, including those on the consolidation of data and research on violence against children and on the impact of violence in early childhood.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 36
- Paragraph text
- OHCHR plays a decisive role in strengthening the human rights foundation of the process of implementation of the study recommendations. In partnership with the Special Representative, OHCHR hosts strategic consultations on areas of priority concern, including, in September 2010, a meeting on child-sensitive counselling, complaint and reporting mechanisms, and an upcoming meeting in 2011 on law reform. Its role has been essential in strengthening cooperation with human rights treaty bodies, particularly the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and with the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, especially the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Special Rapporteur on the right to education. OHCHR supports the Special Representative's meetings with the Working Group on Violence against Children, with national independent institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights, and with civil society partners, including the NGO Advisory Council and the NGO Group on the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 75
- Paragraph text
- The West Africa Youth Forum on Violence against Children illustrates the above point well. The Forum held an important meeting in Accra, in September 2010, in which the Special Representative participated. Attended by young people from countries across the region, it provided an excellent platform for sharing experiences, reflecting on critical factors hampering progress and reaffirming a shared commitment to promote change and enhanced collaboration in the prevention and elimination of violence. Discussions with children yielded first-hand accounts of their experience and perspectives on violence, as well as information on significant initiatives conducted in the region and on opportunities for enhancing child participation in the follow-up to the United Nations study.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Gender
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 28
- Paragraph text
- Second, law reform is an ongoing process and cannot be reduced to isolated or fragmented actions. It requires consistent efforts to ensure harmonization with international standards and implement political commitments undertaken in this area; to fill gaps in implementation; and to address emerging concerns, such as those arising from the use of new technologies. Where deeply rooted social conventions condone the use of violence as a child-rearing practice or a necessary form of discipline, it is critical to promote a sustained process of advocacy, education, law enactment and enforcement, and evaluation.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 38
- Paragraph text
- In the case of sexual exploitation and abuse, which are often committed by people whom children know and trust within institutions, in schools and in the home, parents feel tempted to conceal such incidents in order to protect their children and safeguard the image and unity of the family. Professionals may lack the training necessary to identify early signals and address incidents of violence in an ethical and gender- and child-sensitive manner, and may have no guidance as to whether and how they are expected to report such cases or how to refer them. When they are addressed, incidents of violence continue to be considered separately, by different professionals, and through the lens of disconnected disciplines, creating the risk of revictimization.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 31
- Paragraph text
- These two approaches, comprehensive and specific, are therefore needed and are indeed mutually supportive.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 43
- Paragraph text
- For the families of children with disabilities, heavy demands and high stress, lack of support and services, and a deep sense of isolation aggravate the risk of violence within the household. Some families respond with neglect rather than with active violence. Others shield the child from contact with the outside world, including to protect him or her from abuse and stigmatization, sometimes in appalling conditions (such as windowless rooms or hot courtyards). Still others arrange for a "mercy killing" to put an end to the child's perceived suffering, at times as a result of pressure from or upon the advice of other family members or influential actors in the community.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Persons with disabilities
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 54
- Paragraph text
- The consultation was guided by international and regional human rights standards and the recommendations of the United Nations study on violence against children. The study highlights the fact that the most effective approaches to countering violence in schools are tailored to the specific circumstances of each school. These approaches also have key elements in common, as "they are based on the recognition that all children have equal rights to education in settings that are free of violence, and that one of the functions of education is to produce adults imbued with the non-violent values and practises".
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 66
- Paragraph text
- Dimensions such as these are vital to enable schools to identify early warning signs of violence, to support children at special risk and to provide timely and effective support in an ethical and child-sensitive manner.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 97
- Paragraph text
- In April 2011, this process gained renewed political impetus through the holding of the first subregional high-level meeting to follow up on the study. The South American meeting was hosted by the Government of Paraguay, in the context of its chairmanship of MERCOSUR and of the Permanent Commission of the Niñ@Sur Initiative. The meeting was co-organized with the Special Representative and the Latin American and Caribbean chapter of the Global Movement for Children, and had the participation of MERCOSUR member and associated States, as well as representatives of civil society, including children's organizations, children's advocates and the media.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 112
- Paragraph text
- Ensuring sound support and predictable funding has been essential for promoting progress on this strategic agenda and for the effective and independent fulfilment of the Special Representative's mandate.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- All
- N.A.
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 8d
- Paragraph text
- [Within the overall framework of her priority agenda to promote progress in the development of national integrated strategies on violence against children; in the strengthening of children's legal protection from violence in all its forms; and in the consolidation of data and research on violence against children, in 2011 the Special Representative placed a particular emphasis on the promotion of the following strategic initiatives:] Consolidating the institutionalization of regional processes and governance structures in support of national efforts to prevent and eliminate violence against children
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 44
- Paragraph text
- The global survey also builds upon the significant analytical reviews conducted at the regional level, including by the League of Arab States, SAIEVAC, MERCOSUR and Central American countries. It draws upon United Nations and international monitoring processes, including the universal periodic review of the Human Rights Council, reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child and other treaty bodies, and the follow-up to the World Congresses against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents and the Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2016, adopted by The Hague Global Child Labour Conference in 2010.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Adolescents
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 50
- Paragraph text
- Schools succeed better in their efforts to curb violence particularly when they break away from a strictly sectoral approach in favour of holistic, participatory and child-centred strategies. Such strategies help to involve families in school life and children as crucial actors and agents of change, shaping decisions with their perspectives and experience. Furthermore, these strategies help to operate in a multifaceted way, by investing in teacher and school staff training, curricula development, school administration, policy development, budgetary allocations and strong legislation to secure children's protection from violence.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 47
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing the crucial importance of education in safeguarding children's rights, and of violent-free schools as catalysts for non-violence in the communities that they serve, the Special Representative, in cooperation with the Government of Norway and the Council of Europe, organized in June 2011 in Oslo, an expert consultation with the participation of policy makers, education and child rights experts, civil society organizations and academics from different regions of the world, as well as United Nations agencies. The lessons and recommendations from the meeting will be addressed in the Special Representative's forthcoming publication entitled Tackling Violence in Schools: a global perspective.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 52
- Paragraph text
- School- and system-wide interventions encourage change in attitudes and social norms that condone violence, including its use as a form of discipline. They also help to promote a culture of tolerance, respect and non-violence and as a result, prevent violence, help to reduce school absenteeism and drop-outs, improve academic achievement, and enhance children's social skills and well-being. It is critical to partner with children: it helps to counter the invisibility of violence, understand children's perceptions, empower them to be the first line of prevention, and enhance the overall effectiveness of efforts aiming at the elimination of violence in its different forms. To support this, it is critical to promote a child-friendly school environment and relevant curricula, focusing on life skills and human rights education, and to nurture values of social equality, tolerance toward diversity and non-violent means of resolving conflict.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 46
- Paragraph text
- Education has a unique potential to generate an environment where attitudes condoning violence can be changed and non-violent behaviour can be learned. Schools are well placed to break patterns of violence and provide skills to communicate, to negotiate and support peaceful solutions to conflicts. However, this potential is in marked contrast with the daily reality of millions of children. Within and around educational settings, both girls and boys continue to be exposed to violence, including verbal abuse, intimidation, physical aggression, and in some cases sexual abuse. At times they are also victims of gang violence and assault.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 51
- Paragraph text
- This whole-school ethos was evident in the experiences shared at the Oslo meeting, including those designed to prevent bullying in schools. The success of these initiatives has been closely associated with the engagement of teachers, staff and students, as well as parents and members of the community. The reduction of incidents of bullying has equally been dependent on a strategic combination of factors, namely: - Sincere commitment to address this phenomenon, with the formal adoption and wide dissemination of anti-bullying rules, and their launch though an official school event; - The creation of a governance system in which all stakeholders participate; - The development of a monitoring system, through which incidents and issues of concern are periodically reviewed; and - The dissemination of anti-bullying messages in the community at large. The lessons learned from anti-bullying programmes provide a crucial reference to address other forms of violence in schools.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 16
- Paragraph text
- Despite the call made in the Study for all harmful practices to be prohibited by law, this is not the reality in many countries around the world. In some cases, general legislation on assault and bodily injury is applicable but rarely used or enforced, because of the social acceptance of those deeply entrenched practices. In other cases, different practices are compartmentalized in distinct pieces of legislation, hampering the consideration of commonalities and shared root causes and the promotion of a common holistic strategy. In countries with plural legal systems, where national legislation interplays with customary and religious law, legal interpretation and implementation face greater complexities, tensions and challenges that may seriously compromise children's best interests.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 61
- Paragraph text
- For many children around the world, the gap between these principles and reality remains a dramatic challenge. Deprivation of liberty affects thousands of children, often as a preferred or only option, rather than a measure of last resort. Pretrial detention can last for months or years, in some cases never leading to conviction. Children can be kept in detention for long periods of time, in overcrowded and appalling conditions, at times placed together with adults and facing risks of neglect and abuse. In many cases they are deprived of education and vocational initiatives and have limited opportunities to interact with other people of their age and to keep in contact with their families. A child can be exposed to violence since the moment of arrest, during transfers in police vehicles and while in police custody. Violence can equally affect the child during pretrial detention and after conviction, including when it is used as a form of control, discipline and punishment.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 108
- Paragraph text
- Violence is a frequent dimension of children's lives. It occurs in various forms and contexts and has serious and long-lasting consequences on their well-being and development. Prevention and elimination efforts need to address those dynamics and invest in the social inclusion of girls and boys at special risk, for whom the multiple dimensions of deprivation go hand in hand with a cumulative exposure to violence. Enhancing families' capacity to protect and care for their children and preventing child abandonment and placement in residential care remain crucial dimensions of that process.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Boys
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 20
- Paragraph text
- In view of their critical relevance for the work ahead, the overall conclusions and recommendations from the seven consultations are synthesized below.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 114
- Paragraph text
- This initial stage was marked by the consolidation of commitments to preventing and eliminating violence against children. There has been a strengthened understanding of children's exposure to violence, while strategic actions have been undertaken to secure their effective protection; significant normative, policy and institutional developments have helped advance national implementation efforts for the protection of children from violence, together with the revitalization of networks and the development of new partnerships to support advocacy and the institutionalization of the follow-up to the Study recommendations by Governments, regional organizations and civil society actors.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 16
- Paragraph text
- Strategic standard-setting initiatives supported by the Special Representative helped to strengthen the normative foundation of children's protection from violence. These included the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 189 (2011) concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers. With these two new instruments, children can have access to effective remedies to address incidents of violence and benefit from safeguards providing protection in situations of domestic service. The ratification and effective implementation of these instruments will remain a priority.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 33c
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- [The meeting called for a multidimensional strategy and:] Strengthening the crucial role of teachers and school staff who need to be provided with the necessary skills, training, support and resources;
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 105
- Paragraph text
- As noted throughout the present report, the three priorities of the mandate remain the foundation for achieving progress with regard to all the recommendations of the Study and have been identified by Governments across regions as crucial areas where progress needs to be achieved. Thus, putting in place a comprehensive, well-coordinated and well-resourced national agenda on violence against children; introducing an explicit legal prohibition of all forms of violence in all settings, supported by child-sensitive counselling, reporting and complaint mechanisms; and consolidating violence-related data and research are urgent and indispensable components of the future agenda.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 9
- Paragraph text
- In this process a special emphasis was placed on: a) Consolidating the human rights foundation of children's freedom from violence; b) Enhancing awareness and consolidating knowledge for the prevention and elimination of violence against children; c) Institutionalizing partnerships with regional organizations and institutions; d) Strengthening strategic alliances within and beyond the United Nations system; and e) Monitoring and re-energizing progress to inform a forward looking agenda. These dimensions have been addressed in previous annual reports. In view of their strategic importance some of them are further updated in the sections below.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 43
- Paragraph text
- These efforts led to the adoption of strong political commitments in eight regions.They have also contributed to a growing institutionalization of regional governance mechanisms with an influential convening and mobilizing power to mainstream the protection of children from violence in the policy agenda and to promote a periodic process of review. These include the Arab Childhood Committee, the SAIEVAC Governing Board, the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children, the MERCOSUR Pro-Tempore Permanent Commission of Nin@Sur, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Council of Europe Network of National Focal Points on Children's Rights and Elimination of Violence against Children.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Women
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 93
- Paragraph text
- In October 2011, the Special representative joined the launch of the NGO Advisory Council's report entitled Five Years On: A global update on violence against children. The report surveyed over 100 studies conducted by academic researchers, non-governmental organizations and United Nations agencies since 2006. The report recognizes progress and numerous commitments and promises made for violence prevention and elimination, but also presents evidence of how millions of children continue to be humiliated, beaten, burned, sexually abused and even killed. The report is a valuable contribution to the knowledge base about violence against and children and to the shaping of a future agenda for action.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Gender
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 42
- Paragraph text
- During the past three years, the strengthening of collaboration with regional organizations and institutions and political groupings has been a cornerstone of the Special Representative's strategy to accelerate progress in the implementation of the Study recommendations. These critical partnerships have helped to maximize the engagement with Governments and develop policy platforms to promote cross-fertilization of experiences, sustain and further consolidate national action for children's protection from violence, mobilize support for overcoming persisting challenges and advance this critical agenda.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 65
- Paragraph text
- The protection of children from sexual exploitation has generated high attention. Over 90 per cent of respondents highlight a legal prohibition on sexual violence against children, including prostitution; a ban on the procurement or offering of children for pornography and the possession and dissemination of images of child abuse, including via the Internet. Information from United Nations reports, including concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, confirm an accelerated rate of legislative activity in this area, although additional serious efforts remain necessary to promote effective implementation and address gaps and emerging concerns, including the protection of children from sale, the rise in child trafficking, the low number of prosecutions, the lack of data and the limited allocation of resources.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 31b
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- [To address these dimensions and capitalize upon a growing body of knowledge and experience in this area, the Special Representative organized with the Government of Sweden an expert consultation in 2012 (see also A/67/230, para. 24). The conclusions and recommendations highlighted the urgency of the following measures:] Addressing knowledge gaps, including on the root causes and the incidence of violence during the life cycle of the child; the impact of economic crises, political instability and natural disasters on children's protection from violence; and the social cost of violence and the return on investment generated by its prevention;
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 36b
- Paragraph text
- [To address these concerns, in 2012 the Special Representative organized an expert consultation and issued a joint report (A/HRC/21/25) with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and OHCHR, and highlighted the urgency of:]Introducing a legal prohibition of all forms of violence within the juvenile justice system, including as a form of punishment, treatment or sentencing and establishing by law safe and child-sensitive counselling, reporting and complaints mechanisms to prevent and respond to incidents of violence; raising the age of criminal responsibility in line with international human rights standards; recognizing deprivation of liberty as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate time and putting in place an effective system of restorative justice and non-custodial options for children;
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 47
- Paragraph text
- Third, in most cases regional frameworks identified a mechanism for monitoring and reviewing progress. Through periodic meetings, this process has helped keep the protection of children from violence high on the agenda, address common concerns and emerging questions and stimulate incremental change. This process has led to significant initiatives, including the ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the enactment and enforcement of legislation to ban all forms of violence against children, the development of national integrated strategies and independent institutions and the mobilization of support to address specific manifestations of violence.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 121
- Paragraph text
- Violence is a frequent dimension in children's lives. It occurs in various forms and contexts and has serious and long-lasting consequences on their well-being and development. Prevention and elimination efforts need to address these dynamics and invest in the social inclusion of girls and boys at special risk, for whom the multiple dimensions of deprivation go hand in hand with a cumulative exposure to violence. Enhancing families' capacity to protect and care for their children, and preventing child abandonment and placement in residential care remain crucial dimensions of this process.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Boys
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 11
- Paragraph text
- Since the start of the mandate, to support national initiatives and bring it closer to national stakeholders and the public at large, the Special Representative conducted over 90 missions in more than 50 countries in all regions. Country visits provided a valuable opportunity to advance implementation of the recommendations of the study and address a wide range of concerns through (a) high-level policy discussions with national authorities, (b) awareness-raising and advocacy initiatives with professional groups, civil society partners and children and young people and (c) media encounters. The visits have helped to promote acceleration of progress in the universal ratification of human rights treaties, the enactment and enforcement of legislation designed to ban all forms of violence and safeguard the protection of child victims, and the consolidation of data and research to be used to inform policymaking, as well as initiatives to prevent children's exposure to violence in the home, in schools and in care and justice institutions, or as associated with harmful practices and community violence.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 33
- Paragraph text
- The prevention of enforced disappearances is closely dependent on the effective enforcement of international standards on the administration of justice, including those prohibiting children's unlawful or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, securing children's prompt access to legal aid and appropriate assistance, providing measures that are alternatives to deprivation of liberty, and safeguarding the right to challenge the legality of a child's detention. Deprivation of liberty should occur only in officially recognized places of detention, where the registration of children is secured, duly updated and effectively monitored by relevant oversight mechanisms and independent supervision.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 62
- Paragraph text
- These various concerns were given special attention in the field visits conducted by the Special Representative and will continue to be addressed in 2014.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 73
- Paragraph text
- In this connection, CARICOM established a task force for child protection and child rights to accelerate progress in children's protection from violence. The Task Force, composed of the CARICOM secretariat, UNICEF and civil society partners, as well as the Special Representative, adopted a plan of action for 2013-2014 aimed at the protection of children against violence, abuse, exploitation, child labour, discrimination and neglect in CARICOM members and associated members. The plan of action mainstreams the implementation of the study recommendations and the road map on violence against children, adopted by the 2012 regional consultation. Strategic goals include the ratification of the three Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child; the adoption of an explicit legal prohibition of all forms of violence against children; the promotion of a comprehensive plan to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence; the consolidation of national data and research; and the establishment of a specialized juvenile justice system to strengthen children's protection from violence and ensure their reintegration in society.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 31b
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- [The urgency of safeguarding children's freedom from violence has certainly not diminished and the magnitude of this phenomenon remains high and deeply distressing. Significant United Nations reports illustrate this well:] In the past few years there has been a marked increase in trafficking in children. From 2007 to 2010, numbers rose from 20 to 27 per cent; in some regions more than 60 per cent of detected victims are children, as indicated in the UNODC 2012 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons and girls are particularly affected. Child trafficking is a serious form of violence; but it is also a source of incidents of abuse, as children are enslaved into prostitution, sold into marriage, coerced to work in plantations or deep-sea fishing, forced to beg on the street, or recruited by criminal networks.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 38
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- To address the alarming cases of discrimination, violence and harmful practices against these children, the Special Representative promoted a strategic partnership with OHCHR, and civil society organizations. Advocacy efforts and policy discussions have led to important results over the past year, including momentous debates within the Human Rights Council, and significant resolutions adopted by the Council and by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. These resolutions convey a clear sense of urgency and set an important reference for mobilizing actions to prevent the abandonment and neglect of these children, to support their well-being and development, and to ensure their freedom from violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 31c
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- [The urgency of safeguarding children's freedom from violence has certainly not diminished and the magnitude of this phenomenon remains high and deeply distressing. Significant United Nations reports illustrate this well:] Exploitation through labour remains particularly worrying. As stressed by the International Labour Organization in the 2013 report Marking progress against child labour - Global estimates and trends 2000-2012, 168 million children worldwide are involved in exploitative work; almost half of them are of primary school age and more than 11 million are girls involved in domestic work, often exposed to excessive working hours and hazardous tasks, as well as to violence, abuse and exploitation.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 61
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- Regional representatives reported on new strategies, legislative reforms, information campaigns and in-depth studies to advance implementation of the study recommendations. Recognizing the crucial importance of early childhood for children's development and well-being, regional organizations and institutions expressed commitment to further strengthen their cooperation to prevent and address violence, abuse and neglect in early years; to raise awareness and document good practices on positive parenting and positive discipline, and on the negative impact of violence on children's development and well-being. They further committed to mobilize political engagement to protect children from violence, neglect and abuse, including through the development of national, multisectoral integrated strategies and comprehensive legislation to ban all forms of violence; to adopt policies and programmes to support families and caregivers in their child-rearing responsibilities and prevent child abandonment and placement in residential care; and to consolidate data and research to inform decision-making.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 84
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- Framed by these standards, children can also capitalize on the potential of ICTs to access information on the promotion of their rights, and seek support and redress when exposed to violence, abuse and exploitation.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 31d
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- [The urgency of safeguarding children's freedom from violence has certainly not diminished and the magnitude of this phenomenon remains high and deeply distressing. Significant United Nations reports illustrate this well:] Early and forced marriage affects countless children around the world. Girls are particularly at risk. According to the 2014 UNICEF publication Ending Child Marriage: Progress and Prospects, more than 700 million women worldwide were married before their eighteenth birthday; and more than one third entered into union before the age of 15. Girls living in rural areas or belonging to the most impoverished families face the highest risk.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 41b
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- [In some countries, important legislative initiatives have addressed violence against children with albinism and those accused of witchcraft, criminalizing harmful practices and issuing protective measures to secure children's safety and protection. Legislation is, however, insufficient to change superstition and deeply rooted beliefs. To ensure the protection of these children, the Special Representative has called for a comprehensive strategy highlighting, the following measures:] Empowering children to prevent and address violence. Marginalized children need to be supported as influential actors in the process of social change aimed at the abandonment of negative attitudes and behaviour against them. Education, information and awareness-raising are indispensable to provide children with the knowledge, skills, and self-confidence necessary to counter violence and discrimination.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Harmful Practices
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 42
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- As these phenomena illustrate, there is no time for complacency. To build a world free from violence, it is crucial to consolidate the gains that have been made, grasp the lessons learned, and redouble efforts to shape a dynamic process of change. The cost of inaction for every child and for nations' social progress is simply too great to be tolerated. The opportunity for change is too close to be ignored. With the development of the post-2015 agenda, the international community can place the protection of children from violence front and centre in the global development agenda and in the policy action of nations.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 118
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- The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Children's Rights and Business Principles, together with the General Comment of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on States' obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children's rights, provide an important framework to guide work in this area, addressing the safety of children and preventing the risk of harm, abuse or exploitation. The ITU/UNICEF Guidelines for Industry on Child Protection Online constitute a sound reference to promote the positive use of the Internet and mechanisms for reporting and grievance; and to encourage safe and age-appropriate awareness and education for children, parents and teachers. In this area, significant self-regulatory initiatives have equally gained ground. Similarly, strategic platforms such as the Global Child Forum periodically gather leading corporations to promote children's rights and enhance online safety for children.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 75
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- The challenge of creating a safe, inclusive and empowering online environment for children lies in responses that strike the appropriate balance between ensuring that children benefit from the potential offered by ICTs, and securing their rights, including the right to freedom from violence. It is crucial to ensure an optimal balance between children's curiosity, creativity, sense of innovation and freedom to learn, and their effective protection from harm. It is essential to enhance children's confidence, resilience and empowerment to cope with potential risks. International human rights standards provide a sound framework to guide effective action in that field.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 106
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- Capitalizing on implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Study on Violence Against Children, the children's digital agenda should be integrated as a core component of any national comprehensive policy framework to prevent and address all forms of violence against children. The agenda needs to be well-coordinated, adequately funded and include clear time-bound goals and a transparent process to monitor and evaluate progress. The agenda should be promoted with the involvement of all stakeholders, and informed by the views and experiences of children and young people online, including those exposed to abuse. In a number of countries, such as Costa Rica (see box below), child safety online has become a priority in the policy agenda.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 132
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- It is crucial to narrow the gap between those standards and practice. In that process, three dimensions have particular relevance.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 65
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- The consumption of alcohol and drugs can affect cognitive and physical function, mental health, self-control and the ability to assess risks. Impulsivity may increase, putting consumers at higher risk of resorting to violence in confrontations. An impaired ability to recognize warning signs in potentially dangerous situations can make them easy targets for perpetrators of violence. Experiencing or witnessing violence can lead to the harmful use of alcohol as a way of coping or self medicating. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) study in 2014, 34.1 per cent of adolescents (15-19 years old) drink alcohol; in the Americas and Europe the numbers rise to 52 per cent and 69.5 per cent respectively. Another WHO report in 2006 indicated that alcohol was a contributor to 26 per cent of the years of life lost to homicide among males and 16 per cent for females.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Health
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Adolescents
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 12
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- A clear message through legislation is crucial for legitimizing action by the authorities and mobilizing social support for changes in perceptions, attitudes and behaviour. However, efforts are also needed to close the gap between law and practice, as violence too often remains accepted as a child-rearing practice, as a form of discipline in schools and care institutions and as a punishment in judicial sentencing. For that reason, many countries accompany legislative reforms with information and social mobilization campaigns to rally support and overcome harmful social norms; with positive parenting and early childhood programmes to promote non-violent discipline; and with guidance, ethical standards and capacity-building initiatives to enhance the skills of professionals working with and for children. Those efforts have led to a decrease in the social acceptance of violence and greater confidence in reporting its incidents. Legislative reforms by the Governments of Brazil and Nicaragua to ban violence against children are described in boxes 3 and 4 below.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 31
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- In the Pacific region, the President of Fiji hosted the first region-wide conference on ending violence against children, with the participation of senior government officials, community and faith-based organizations, child protection experts and donors from 15 Pacific island countries. Welcoming the support of the Special Representative, the conference reviewed strategies and programmes to prevent and respond to violence against children, including good practices in service delivery and increased resource allocation, and the establishment of family courts and of networks for referral and response across the health, education and social welfare sectors. The participants called for strengthened laws and policies and committed themselves to promoting violence-free families and societies for children in the Pacific nations.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 74
- Paragraph text
- Risks tend to increase with the growing availability of sophisticated mobile phones with Internet connectivity, which enable online activities to be conducted on smartphones rather than via computers in fixed locations.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 62
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- To address those pressing concerns, in July 2015 the Special Representative organized, in collaboration with UNICEF and the Government of Honduras, an international expert consultation in Tegucigalpa. The consultation brought together experts on children's rights, violence prevention and arms control from United Nations agencies, national Governments, independent institutions for children's rights, civil society, religious leaders, academia, the corporate sector and children and young people. The meeting provided important insights to inform the Special Representative's forthcoming report on the protection of children from armed violence in the community. The following are some key highlights.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 68
- Paragraph text
- The proliferation of firearms is an important driver of violence. Guns increase the deadliness of violence and where criminal organizations operate, the arms trade also thrives. The slums of big cities are ideal spaces for the illegal sale of weapons. The ready availability of guns facilitates the recruitment of children to perform risky activities for organized crime. If firearms laws are weak or poorly enforced, the legal commerce in guns can fuel their illicit traffic, as legally purchased weapons move into the hands of unauthorized users, either within the same jurisdiction or across borders.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 66
- Paragraph text
- Patterns of drug and alcohol use vary by country, depending on cultural norms and government regulations. The problem is aggravated when drugs, alcohol and violence become part of the ritual culture of youth gangs. According to studies in the United States of America, alcohol is a basic component of gang culture and is closely linked to violence. Quarrels among gang members routinely arise after consuming alcohol; they drink before fights to strengthen their confidence and afterwards to cement the bond within the gang. According to the research, alcohol and violence are also commonly used in gang initiation rites.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Youth
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 58
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- However similar to any other form of violence, online abuse is not inevitable. It can be prevented and addressed effectively. As children often stress, technology is not bad, it depends on the use one makes of it.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 61
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- The process is exacerbated by weak rule of law, poor law enforcement, corruption and a generalized fear of retaliation, resulting in crimes going unreported, low numbers of convictions and a profound sense of impunity. That pattern is particularly serious when children and adolescents are subject to State violence, carried out by law enforcement agents or by private security guards acting with the consent or tolerance of government entities. Enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executions, torture or arbitrary detention make it particularly hard for those children to access effective child protection mechanisms, seek redress and combat impunity. That only deepens the fear that prevents many victims from reporting violence and increases their lack of confidence in the justice system.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Adolescents
- Children
- Année
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 67
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- It is estimated that some 900 million small arms and light weapons are in circulation worldwide: one for every seven persons. Around 75 per cent of the world's guns are in the hands of civilians.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 42
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- In 1989, when the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted, the Internet was still in its infancy. It was during that same year that the World Wide Web was developed.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 71
- Paragraph text
- Geographic and socioeconomic considerations also determine the availability of technology, which in turn has an impact on children's online experience and vulnerability.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 102
- Paragraph text
- The Children's Rights and Business Principles, jointly developed by UNICEF, the UN Global Compact and Save the Children, is the first comprehensive set of principles to guide companies' actions in the workplace, the marketplace and the community to respect and support children's rights. The ITU Guidelines for Industry on Child Online Protection, developed with UNICEF, identify ways for industry to integrate child rights into policy and management; processes for handling child sexual abuse material, establishing safe and age-appropriate online environments; and ways of promoting the positive use of ICTs and online safety education for children, parents and teachers.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 105
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- In recent years, the protection of children from violence has evolved from a largely neglected topic into a growing global concern. Framed by international human rights standards and informed by the United Nations study on violence against children, there have developed a growing understanding of how children are exposed to violence, strengthened commitments to ensure their safety and protection as well as significant efforts to mobilize national support for prevention and response and to help change attitudes and behaviour that condone violence against children..
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 9d
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- [The following strategic dimensions of this important agenda in which significant progress has been made are highlighted in the report:] Strengthening national implementation efforts (see A/70/289, paras. 7-16) to free children from violence, especially through the adoption and implementation of comprehensive multisectoral national agendas, which are now in place in more than 90 countries, most recently in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria and Norway; the enactment of national legislation banning all forms of violence against children by 50 countries, most recently in Ireland, the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Peru; and the consolidation of data systems, including through national household surveys in 15 countries in Asia and Africa, most recently concluded in Cambodia, Malawi and Nigeria;
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 16
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- But such progress, however significant, needs to be further consolidated. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda requires strengthened partnerships and the mobilization of significant resources; the protection of children from violence cannot be an afterthought. A broad global alliance uniting Governments, civil society, community and religious leaders, the private sector, international organizations and all other actors, including children themselves, is crucial. For this reason, the Special Representative supports the development of a global partnership to end violence against children as well as the ILO initiative Alliance 8.7, which mobilizes efforts towards ending child labour in accordance with target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals. Human rights treaty bodies and mechanisms, including the universal periodic review process and the work of special procedures, can become strategic players by mainstreaming the violence-related targets of the Goals into their monitoring work.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 41
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- Ensuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal targets related to combating violence, especially target 16.2, requires effective accountability and monitoring mechanisms at the national, regional and global levels. This is a priority concern for the Special Representative, who has promoted their consideration by the Human Rights Council, especially through its universal periodic review and special procedures; by treaty bodies' monitoring and reporting processes; and by the voluntary national reviews of the high-level political forum on sustainable development. To support the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda, she is also actively engaged in the development of global monitoring indicators and in the promotion of monitoring tools and methodologies.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2016
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 24b
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- [The agenda of the Special Representative has been guided by four strategic priorities: consolidating progress in and mainstreaming the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study; enhancing awareness and consolidating knowledge on violence against children; reinforcing regional processes and national implementation efforts; and addressing emerging concerns. The following significant results have been achieved:] Enhanced awareness and consolidated knowledge to prevent and respond to violence against children through international expert consultations, the development of research and the release of thematic studies on strategic topics such as violence in schools and in the justice system, restorative justice for children, the rights of girls in the criminal justice system, and child-sensitive counselling and reporting and complaint mechanisms, as well as reports on the protection of children from harmful practices and from armed violence and organized crime and on opportunities and risks associated with information and communications technologies. Child-friendly materials were also produced to inform and empower children about their right to freedom from violence, most recently in Braille;
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 33
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- The new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is global and universal and has the unique potential to bring gains to all parts of the world.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 83
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- Important efforts are being made by countries around the world to prevent and address cyberbullying, including the adoption of national legislation. Legislation is an essential building block of a robust national child protection system. It conveys a clear message to society about how to ensure the protection of children and fight impunity, and it provides the foundation for a culture of respect for children's rights, triggering a process of lasting change in attitudes and behaviour that will overcome prejudice and the social acceptance of abuse. Few States have as yet adopted explicit legal provisions on cyberbullying, which is often addressed within the wider context of legislation on bullying. Specific legislation has been introduced only recently, making it difficult to draw firm conclusions about its impact and long-term effectiveness.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 88
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- Another approach involves the establishment of a dedicated body with a mandate to tackle cyberbullying. Such a body could have a range of functions including the investigation of complaints regarding cyberbullying, setting standards for online safety, liaising with Internet intermediaries and end users responsible for generating content to find a swift resolution to the complaint, or issuing formal requests to Internet intermediaries or end users to remove material from the Internet. For example, the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015 adopted by Australia provides for the establishment of a children's e-safety commissioner, whose principal function is to administer a complaints system for cyberbullying material that provides for the rapid removal from social media of such material targeted at a child, while also promoting online safety for children.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 96
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- The regional conference highlighted the international normative framework adopted in this area and the significant developments promoted in the region.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 94
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- In Argentina and Chile, efforts have focused on teacher training, workshops for students and parental guidance on bullying and cyberbullying as well as clinical care for victims and bullies to prevent future incidents.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 105
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- Following the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, comprehensive national legal reforms have been promoted in the field of juvenile justice. Despite these reforms, regional organizations and national and international human rights institutions have documented serious violations of children's rights. These include police violence, a widespread and disproportionate use of deprivation of liberty, both as a cautionary measure and as a sanction, overcrowding and unpunished cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment. Furthermore, there are insufficient resources and institutional capacities for the use of restorative justice and of non-custodial programmes to promote children's social reintegration, and mechanisms for the monitoring and oversight of the rights of children deprived of liberty need reinforcement to overcome impunity for incidents of violence against children.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 62
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- Recognizing the strategic opportunity presented by the 2030 Agenda and the tenth anniversary of the United Nations study, regional organizations and institutions reaffirmed their strong commitment to further accelerating and assessing progress in eliminating violence against children and to reinforcing cooperation. Strategic actions envisaged include providing support to the development and implementation of regional plans aligned with the 2030 Agenda; mobilizing partnerships and strengthening the implementation of comprehensive national strategies for the prevention and elimination of violence; enacting and enforcing national legislation to ban all forms of violence against children; and enhancing data systems and supporting the follow-up and review process of the 2030 Agenda through strong accountability mechanisms at the national and regional levels.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 73
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- Developed by the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum, the Model Law has the potential to inform action to end child marriage. This is an area where incremental progress is being achieved, for example with recent legislative developments in the Gambia and the United Republic of Tanzania. In 2015, Malawi adopted the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act, which raised the minimum age of marriage to 18 years. The social mobilization around that process and the important partnership developed with traditional leaders helped to raise awareness of the new law and achieve important results, including a landmark initiative led by a female traditional chief that resulted in the initial annulment of 330 child marriages in a single district and since then has broken up 850 child marriages and banned the sexual initiation of girls.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 83
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- During the Special Representative's mission to East Asia in June 2016, the Government of Viet Nam hosted a joint meeting of ASEAN senior officials of ministries of social welfare and development and the Commission, which will conduct an annual review of the implementation of the Regional Plan of Action based on reporting by ASEAN member States. The meeting helped to further advance national implementation of the Regional Plan of Action and build upon the High Time to End Violence against Children initiative in raising awareness and spurring action towards ending violence against children in ASEAN member States.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 44
- Paragraph text
- The implementation of the 2030 Agenda requires strengthened partnerships and the mobilization of significant resources. A broad global alliance uniting Governments, civil society, community and religious leaders, the private sector, international organizations and all other actors, including children themselves, is crucial for widening social support and promoting implementation, follow-up and review of progress. For this reason, the Special Representative will continue to support the global initiatives and partnerships noted above, including the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 63
- Paragraph text
- Similarly, within regions, significant developments have been promoted and concrete results achieved to protect children from violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 89
- Paragraph text
- In March 2016, the Special Representative participated as a keynote speaker in the high-level meeting of the South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children to review progress made and discuss the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the region. Significant progress has been achieved during the past 10 years in the institutionalization of the Initiative and in national action to advance implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study. Building upon this process, participants highlighted the unique momentum provided by the implementation of the 2030 Agenda to further strengthen the protection of children and to inform the Initiative's new five-year plan. Regional priorities, such as ending sexual exploitation and abuse of children; child labour; and harmful practices, including child marriage, corporal punishment and violence in schools, provide a sound basis for aligning regional and country-level action with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and achievement of the violence-related Sustainable Development Goal targets.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 59
- Paragraph text
- Moreover, all incidents of violence against children on the move must be exposed. Children need to feel respected, cherished and supported in their development and well-being. They have the right to feel safe and protected from fear, abuse and exploitation. Impunity needs to end. And sound data and evidence need to be consolidated to inform decisions on violence prevention, early warning and response; to help enhance the skills of professionals and the capacity of institutions; and to sustain and monitor progress and evaluate the impact of interventions. Careful, ethical and participatory evaluation and research involving the children concerned are a crucial dimension of this process.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 71
- Paragraph text
- In Africa, on the occasion of the commemoration by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, the Special Representative, together with UNICEF and the African Child Policy Forum, presented a review of regional progress on the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study. The conference highlighted progress, challenges and opportunities to promote freedom from violence as part of wider efforts to achieve the African Union Agenda 2063 and the vision of building an Africa fit for its children. The outcomes of the discussion informed the development of Africa's Agenda for Children 2040, formally adopted in November 2016, one of whose core goals is ending violence against children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 56
- Paragraph text
- Secondly, international standards require the best interests of the child to be a primary consideration in all decisions affecting the child and at all times: upon arrival in a destination country, during relevant proceedings, or when the possibility of return is envisaged. It is crucial to ensure safe, dignified and child-sensitive age-assessment procedures, and in any case of doubt to provide the special protection every child is entitled to. The same principles should apply when the child's legal status is being established or when a request for family reunification is considered. The appointment of a legal guardian is essential to provide support and to defend the child's best interests at every point.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 70
- Paragraph text
- As highlighted below, within individual regions significant developments have also been promoted and concrete results achieved to advance these goals.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 79
- Paragraph text
- The Special Representative will continue to enhance her collaboration with the African Union and support further efforts to advance the implementation of its Campaign to End Child Marriage. Significant progress has been made in this regard, including the recent adoption by the Government of Burkina Faso of a comprehensive national strategy on ending child marriage 2016-2025, and the joining of the campaign by the Governments of Cameroon, Liberia and Nigeria. Eighteen African countries have launched the Campaign and in November 2016, the Heads of State and Government of francophone countries adopted a resolution reaffirming their commitment to end all forms of violence against children, including such practices as child, early and forced marriages, and to advance the 2030 Agenda.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Harmful Practices
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 113
- Paragraph text
- As a measure of last resort, deprivation of liberty should never be used as a response to a non-existent or weak national child protection system. When in exceptional circumstances children are lawfully deprived of liberty, their right to challenge the legality of the deprivation of their liberty before a court and to a prompt decision thereon should be respected. The length of their placement must be clearly determined at the time of the decision, and non-custodial alternatives should be strengthened at all stages of the proceedings, including through restorative justice approaches. Moreover, restriction of a child's right to liberty can never be used as a justification for restricting other rights, such as the right to physical and mental integrity, access to justice and due process, protection from discrimination and enjoyment of the rights to education, health or adequate food.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 115
- Paragraph text
- In recent years, the protection of children from violence has evolved from a largely neglected topic into an issue of global concern. Framed by international human rights standards and informed by the United Nations study on violence against children, at present there is strengthened commitment to ensuring children's safety and protection and a growing understanding of the ways in which children are exposed to violence, and significant efforts have been made to mobilize national support for prevention and response and to help to change attitudes and behaviour that condone violence against children.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 85
- Paragraph text
- The Regional Plan of Action is framed by the 2030 Agenda and provides a powerful example of how regional cooperation can support national action on the protection of children from violence and advance progress to achieve the violence-related Sustainable Development Goal targets. It proposes concrete actions within a realistic time frame, including the promotion of non-violent approaches to child discipline; the deinstitutionalization of children; the protection of children from online abuse; the promotion of child-friendly justice proceedings, the prevention of deprivation of liberty of children and the promotion of alternatives to detention; and awareness-raising campaigns to break through the invisibility of violence and secure the protection of child victims.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 45
- Paragraph text
- The Secretary-General launched the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children in July 2016, calling on it to help realize the vision of the 2030 Agenda of a world where all children live in peace. The Special Representative serves on the board and the executive committee of the Global Partnership, and through her global advocacy role promotes the shared mission of making the world a safe place for children and ending violence against children everywhere. The Global Partnership has the potential to harness collective efforts to promote steadily growing commitment and action for a world free from violence. It seeks to enhance political will to reach the Sustainable Development Goal targets on ending violence against children, accelerate action through the implementation of key interventions and strengthen collaboration among a wide range of stakeholders.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2017, para. 21
- Paragraph text
- An issue connected to the deprivation of liberty of children for association with non-State armed groups is the recruitment and use of children under the age of 18 by government forces. Member States should be cognizant of the fact that when they recruit children under the age of 18, even in non-conflict situations, notwithstanding the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, this can be used by the leadership of non-State armed actors to legitimize their own actions. More children are thus likely to be encountered during military operations and detained by Member States. In this regard, the Special Representative calls upon Member States to consider establishing the minimum age for recruitment into the armed forces at 18 years, even if the children are not used in conflict.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2017, para. 32
- Paragraph text
- Dialogue on the separation and handover of children has continued in the Central African Republic with the anti-Balaka and Révolution et justice, as well as with a number of ex-Séléka factions that expressed interest in signing an action plan. In Mali, the Mouvement national de libération de l'Azawad and its coordinating body, the Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad, began discussions with the United Nations regarding an action plan aimed at ending and preventing the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict, and sexual violence and other grave violations against children; consultations were still ongoing at the time of writing, in December 2016. In Nigeria, a formal dialogue has begun between UNICEF and the senior leadership of the Civilian Joint Task Force, who have expressed interest in cooperating with the United Nations in halting child recruitment and use, and separating children, including through the formal signing of an action plan.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2017, para. 52
- Paragraph text
- While this international legal framework has sometimes been supported and enhanced by legislation and policies adopted at the regional, national and local levels, the present report has outlined how there is a disconnect between the internationally agreed standards for children's rights and their practical implementation in situations of armed conflict. In this regard, the Special Representative has continued to prioritize closer cooperation between her Office and international human rights mechanisms, in particular the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Human Rights Committee. Through State reporting mechanisms, treaty bodies have played an important role in identifying gaps between the legal and policy framework and the practice, and have made recommendations to address any shortcomings. The Special Representative is encouraged by the continued attention given to both progress and challenges in addressing the impact of armed conflict on children in State parties' reports reviewed by the respective committees. For example, in the reports of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC/C/COD/3-5) and the Human Rights Committee (CCPR/C/COD/4), the State party referred to the progress achieved in implementing the action plan to end the recruitment and use of children and other serious violations of the rights of the child by the armed forces and the security services. In this regard, increased collaborative efforts between the State party, the Special Representative and relevant special procedures of the Human Rights Council have been highlighted as a way forward to put an end to the suffering of children caused by the armed conflict. As another illustration of mutually reinforcing messages, the situation of children affected by armed conflicts in the Central African Republic has been outlined in the report of the Government to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC/C/CAF/2), and the Special Representative encourages the Committee and relevant actors to follow up in a timely manner, in particular through the adoption of strong concluding observations and by providing support for their swift implementation. The Special Representative also welcomes the collaboration with the Human Rights Committee, in particular through the list of issues in relation to the seventh periodic report of Colombia (CCPR/C/COL/Q/7) and the replies by the Government thereto (CCPR/C/COL/Q/7/Add.1), which resulted in a focus on the prevention of the use and recruitment of children by armed groups and on measures to prevent the involvement of children in intelligence activities or in civic-military activities. In addition, in its most recent concluding observations on Colombia (CCPR/C/COL/CO/7), the Human Rights Committee encouraged the State to continue and intensify its efforts to prevent the use and recruitment of children by armed groups, to provide adequate reintegration support and to guarantee that all children separated from armed groups are considered as victims.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2017, para. 55
- Paragraph text
- Lastly, the Special Representative has been extensively involved throughout the reporting period in the Secretary-General's efforts to enhance the United Nations response to allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse. She has participated in the high-level steering committee on implementation of the recommendations of the report of the external independent review panel on sexual exploitation and abuse by international peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic. The Office of the Special Representative has also taken part in various working groups, including on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2272 (2016), and was involved in the drafting of related documents on improving responses. For example, her Office was heavily involved in drafting the guidance on the preparation, deployment and repatriation of current or future United Nations peacekeeping operations.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 66
- Paragraph text
- International and national courts are encouraged to use and build on the jurisprudence arising from the judgement handed down by the International Criminal Court in the Lubanga case and to be guided by the measures that the Court has put in place related to child protection and child participation in judicial proceedings.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 70
- Paragraph text
- In June 2013, the Special Representative held a high-level meeting with the Central American Integration System (SICA), to discuss strategic areas of cooperation on children's protection from violence, and to promote the mainstreaming of this concern in the SICA agenda. The meeting was provided with information from the regional road map on violence against children for the Central American region, adopted in December 2012, in Santo Domingo.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 87
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- Informed and engaged parents and caregivers who support and advise children on their access to the Internet and their use of ICTs create opportunities for a safer online experience. Taking time to surf cyberspace together, to guide and reassure their children, and to provide age-appropriate rules about online conduct, are crucial dimensions of that process.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 113
- Paragraph text
- UNICEF provides administrative support for the mandate and has established a trust account in order to receive, hold, administer and disburse financial contributions provided to fund the operation of the Office of the Special Representative, including payment for personnel costs.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 21
- Paragraph text
- This is no time for complacency. Around the world, millions of girls and boys of all ages continue to be exposed to appalling levels of violence, in their neighbourhoods, in their schools, in institutions aimed at their care and protection, and also within the home.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Boys
- Girls
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 30
- Paragraph text
- This is no time for complacency. Around the world, millions of girls and boys of all ages continue to be exposed to appalling levels of violence, in their neighbourhoods, in schools, in institutions aimed at their care and protection and within the home.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Boys
- Girls
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 88
- Paragraph text
- In a number of countries restorative justice has been implemented as a core component of the juvenile justice system through a specialized juvenile justice act which identifies and integrates restorative justice as a governing principle.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2014, para. 59
- Paragraph text
- While disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes are crucial to addressing the recruitment and use of children, the reintegration aspect is fundamental to mitigating the risks of rerecruitment by armed groups by providing appealing and durable options to children. Family tracing and reunification, community reintegration, psycho-social assistance, education and skills training are just a few of the services that are essential to helping children to recover from the impact of conflict and to transition into adulthood.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 38
- Paragraph text
- In her previous reports, the Special Representative has consistently noted with concern the increasing trend of attacks on education. Such acts include the partial or total destruction of schools and other education facilities and threatened or actual targeting of education personnel. Attacks on education undermine the establishment of a protective environment for children and their chances for a better future. In addition, violent attacks on girls and targeted attacks on their education undermine their role in society and prevent them from exercising their rights.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 41
- Paragraph text
- Laws are not effective, however, if there is no implementation or awareness of their existence. Measures to foster their dissemination are therefore also critical for prevention. These may include the creation of child protection units in the military, which have played an important role in countries such as South Sudan and the Sudan. Educational training programmes to inform armed forces and groups of the legal protection for children during armed conflict are equally important in increasing awareness of and compliance with international norms.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 15
- Paragraph text
- Beyond the destruction of educational facilities through deliberate targeting or as collateral damage during armed confrontation, attacks against education also present other faces. For instance, there are reports of the use of acid and gas on girl students on their way to or at school, as well as shootings and suicide bombings in school premises. In some contexts, schools are a prime recruiting ground of children by armed groups. Elsewhere, school buildings are used as training centres or as military bases, turning them into high-value military targets.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 10
- Paragraph text
- Child protection actors have regularly raised specific concerns related to conditions of detention, especially in overcrowded facilities, ill-treatment, including torture by adult detainees and corrections personnel, and acts of sexual violence perpetrated in detention facilities. The age of criminal responsibility is also a specific concern, particularly as it relates to children detained on security-related charges. Emphasis should be placed on alternatives to institutionalization of these children and on non-judicial and restorative processes.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 9
- Paragraph text
- To move this process forward, the Special Representative on violence against children will act as an independent voice and a global advocate, keeping violence prevention and the protection of children from all forms of violence high on the international agenda, and as a bridge-builder and a catalyst of actions in all regions and in all settings where violence against children may occur; she will promote information-sharing and cross-fertilization of experiences, stimulating evidence-based approaches to preventing violence and safeguarding the right of each child to freedom from violence.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 71
- Paragraph text
- The Special Representative notes with appreciation the attention paid by the special procedure mandate holders and commissions of inquiry to child protection concerns. She encourages mandate holders and commissions of inquiry to continue to include the plight of children affected by armed conflict in their monitoring efforts, reports and recommendations, and to bring those concerns to her attention. The Special Representative will continue to use such observations for advocacy purposes with the Member States concerned.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 44
- Paragraph text
- Collaboration with regional partners is the cornerstone of the Special Representative's strategy to consolidate implementation of the United Nations study recommendations within and across countries. To advance this process and institutionalize critical alliances, the Special Representative has participated in strategic, high-level regional meetings, supported significant advocacy and policy dialogue initiatives, and promoted strengthened partnerships with regional institutions and organizations, as well as with regional mechanisms established to support follow-up to the study.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 44
- Paragraph text
- Children with disabilities are less able than other children to escape the threat of violence or to report the abuses that they have endured. These difficulties become insurmountable when their only point of reference is the abuser, be it a family member, a neighbour or a professional worker on whom they depend. They may be unwilling to complain, fearing that if they do so they will lose the support of caregivers and the attention and affection of those on whom they have come to rely. Access to counselling, reporting and complaint services may be physically difficult to gain.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 70
- Paragraph text
- Data and research are indispensable if we are to expose the hidden face of violence and address its root causes; understand perceptions and attitudes regarding this phenomenon, including among girls and boys of various ages and social backgrounds; identify children at greater risk and effectively support them; and assess the economic costs of violence and the social gains that can be achieved through steady investment in prevention. These are areas where consolidated partnerships and the acceleration of efforts will remain of the essence.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 85
- Paragraph text
- The partnership with the Committee on the Rights of the Child has been particularly strategic, including in encouraging the universal ratification and effective implementation of international children's rights treaties, promoting advocacy and law reform on violence prevention and elimination, and establishing safe and child-sensitive counselling, reporting and complaint mechanisms to address incidents of violence. The Committee's adoption of a general comment on the right of the child to freedom from violence opens new avenues for strategic cooperation.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 20
- Paragraph text
- As the above developments confirm, law reform is an area where progress is taking place. Vigorous efforts are, however, urgently needed. Firstly, efforts to introduce a comprehensive legal ban need to be scaled up: globally, fewer than 5 per cent of children are legally protected from all forms of violence in all settings. Several Governments have made commitments to adopt legislation to introduce such a comprehensive ban; when such commitments are followed through, the total number of prohibiting States worldwide will be at least 50, covering around 15 per cent of the global child population.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 20
- Paragraph text
- Even in countries where harmful practices persist behind deeply entrenched traditions, the legislative process has provided opportunities to involve community and religious leaders, parliamentarians, professional associations, academic institutions and grass-roots organizations, and engage communities concerned. Bridging international standards, policy action and local values, and motivating change from within, legislation has been supported as the fruit of true conviction, gaining traction as a genuine deterrent with preventive effect.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Harmful Practices
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 61b
- Paragraph text
- [While stronger efforts remain critically needed, the following lessons, also highlighted by the above-mentioned regional reviews, can help guide the work ahead:] It is critical to establish effective high-level coordinating mechanisms with the necessary authority and influence, and to clarify the role and responsibilities of departments and institutions dealing with violence against children in order both to avoid overlap and to promote synergies, and to train relevant professionals on child-sensitive violence prevention and response mechanisms;
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 26c
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- [The consultation highlighted the following issues:] The need to invest in prevention and implementation efforts, including the development of a universal vital registration system, and the promotion of awareness-raising, education, training and mobilization of communities, including religious and local leaders and children. This involves promoting dialogue, enhancing understanding of the detrimental impact of harmful practices on children and supporting commitment by those concerned to the lasting abandonment of harmful attitudes and behaviour;
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Harmful Practices
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 31c
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- [To address these dimensions and capitalize upon a growing body of knowledge and experience in this area, the Special Representative organized with the Government of Sweden an expert consultation in 2012 (see also A/67/230, para. 24). The conclusions and recommendations highlighted the urgency of the following measures:] Capitalizing on children's perceptions, views and experiences while ensuring due respect for their protection from harm and their right to express views and influence decisions, and avoiding situations that may place children at risk; and
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 39
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- In many communities, children with disabilities and with albinism, children without parental care and specially gifted children are the target of witchcraft accusations. Surrounded by social exclusion, stigma, fear, deep isolation and ostracism, they are branded as witches, in itself a form of psychological violence, and exposed to physical attacks and other manifestations of violence, including starvation, abandonment, amputation of body parts, and death. This phenomenon cuts across all social lines and is being reported across regions.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Harmful Practices
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 56
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- Thirdly, it is imperative to include in this process those who are most affected. Children and young people need to be provided with genuine opportunities and platforms to influence the road ahead - not simply on accidental occasions, but as true partners and agents of change. Recognizing the value of their contribution, the Special Representative joined civil society partners in the development of a report which captures the concerns and recommendations conveyed by child participants in the post-2015 sustainable development process.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 89
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- The Violence Prevention Alliance, in which the Special Representative participates, brings together a network of WHO member States, international agencies, academia and civil society organizations. Partners from all sectors (governmental, non-governmental and private) are united around a shared vision to address the root causes of violence and to improve services for victims. The Special Representative's participation in the Alliance opens avenues to significantly enhance the visibility of violence against children and contribute to relevant initiatives and publications.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 107
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- As young people stressed during the 2013 Global Youth Summit promoted by the International Telecommunication Union, more than simply trying to avoid online threats, it is important to develop children's capacities as digital citizens; and promote solid values and life skills, including a strong sense of responsibility, respect and concern for others. Rather than curtailing children's natural curiosity and sense of innovation for fear of encountering risks online, it is critical to tap into children's resourcefulness and enhance their resilience while exploring the potential of the Internet.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 79
- Paragraph text
- The past years have been marked by the adoption of international standards to combat cybercrime, including the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, as well as to protect children from online abuse. The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse addresses risks associated with technological developments, and is the first such instrument to identify as an offence the solicitation of children for sexual purposes through ICTs, often known as "grooming".
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 136
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing the relevance of that area, the Special Representative welcomes the call by the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly for a global study on children deprived of their liberty, and remains fully committed to contributing to its development. The global study will provide a strategic opportunity to prevent girls' deprivation of liberty, and associated risks of stigmatization and violence; safeguard girls' rights as victims, witnesses and alleged perpetrators; and promote their long-lasting recovery and reintegration.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 30
- Paragraph text
- In East Asia, the Commission on the Rights of Women and Children of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is preparing a regional plan of action on the elimination of violence against children for the period 2015-2030 to promote the implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women and Children in 2013. The plan reiterates the regional commitment to ending violence against children, identifies key priorities for action and provides a solid foundation for implementation of the post-2015 agenda for sustainable development.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Women
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 95
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- Restorative justice shows very positive results in terms of victim, offender, family and community satisfaction. The parties involved, including child offenders, recognize that they have a greater opportunity to be heard, to enhance understanding of the various positions and to participate in the outcome of the process, while having a greater sense of control over this process. This is an important factor for the effective implementation of restorative justice programmes and helps to make the system more responsive to the rights of all those involved.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 13
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- The Model Strategies provide a significant reference for national efforts aimed at a justice system framed by children's rights, and at preventing violence against children and securing victims' protection. They promote children's access to justice and participation in judicial proceedings, and a non-intimidating environment where crime prevention is given serious attention and children's rights are safeguarded at all times, including in situations of deprivation of liberty. Furthermore, they put in place accountability systems to fight impunity.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 74
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- Indeed, harmful material and information, including violent, sexually explicit or hateful content, become available more easily and may also spread more quickly, potentially reaching millions in a fraction of a second and remaining in cyberspace for a lifetime. Violence, abuse and exploitation may take place in spaces that do not come under adult supervision, including when children go online from mobile devices or in Internet cafes; and parents and caregivers may struggle to keep up with technological developments, especially in countries where digital literacy is low.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 65
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- The Special Representative identified the opportunities and risks associated with information and communication technologies (ICTs) as a priority concern for her mandate (see A/68/274, paras. 63-65). This topic was equally highlighted by several countries in their responses to the global survey on violence against children. Indeed, Governments stressed the importance of adapting laws, policies and practices to the evolving challenges generated by fast-developing technology, and expressed the need for research, data and international cooperation forums where common concerns could be addressed.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 106
- Paragraph text
- A coherent legal framework is essential for the success of efforts to reduce gun proliferation and prevent armed violence. Legislation should prevent access to guns by children and restrictions on arms in schools and other public settings where children may be placed at risk. It should set high standards for permission to acquire, possess or use guns; limit the number and types of guns permitted for different categories of users; and make authorized owners accountable, while removing weapons from people who cannot meet those standards of responsibility.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 46
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- It is estimated that the number of child abuse images on the Internet increased by 1,500 per cent from 1997 to 2006. This growing trend persists: according to INHOPE (International Association of Internet Hotlines), a collaborative network of 51 hotlines, between 2012 and 2014 the number of URLs containing child sexual abuse material inserted into its reporting management system increased by 139 per cent. The children depicted are increasingly younger: more than 80 per cent are 10 years of age or under and 3 per cent are 2 years of age or younger.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 55
- Paragraph text
- Civil society organizations such as ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes), INHOPE and the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children have contributed greatly to the development of policies and legislation to prevent and respond to incidents of sexual exploitation of children online, the promotion of measures to identify and protect victims, the establishment of mechanisms to report and take down sexual abuse material and the mobilization of political, financial and public support for these measures.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 96
- Paragraph text
- Young victims are often the target of these practices. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, between 2011 and 2012 there was a 70 per cent increase in child sexual abuse material focused on girls under the age of 10 years, and abuse material involving toddlers or babies is not uncommon. Once online, child abuse images can circulate indefinitely, alongside the risk of perpetuating victims' harm. The circulation of such images contributes to the hypersexualization of children and in turn fuels the demand for sexual abuse material.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Girls
- Infants
- Youth
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 75
- Paragraph text
- This topic will figure prominently in the Seventh International Policy Conference on the African Child, to be hosted by the African Child Policy Forum in Addis Ababa in November 2016. The Conference will focus on the protection of children from violence, with a special emphasis on criminal acts of violence against children, and will count on the participation of African Heads of State and Government; civil society, religious and traditional leaders from across the region; leading experts on children's rights; academic institutions; the media; and children and young people.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Youth
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 63
- Paragraph text
- Cooperation with regional organizations and institutions has been a cornerstone of the Special Representative's strategy to accelerate progress in the protection of children from violence. Indeed, regional organizations and institutions are strategic allies in violence-prevention and -elimination initiatives and their institutionalized cooperation with the Special Representative has helped place violence against children at the heart of the regional policy agenda, enhance the accountability of States and support national implementation efforts.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2017
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 85
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- The Special Representative brings to the attention of Member States the key principles for child protection and participation in transitional justice and the overarching considerations in this regard as outlined in the annex to the present report, and encourages all relevant stakeholders to endorse and implement those principles. The Special Representative supports the call for the development of common minimum standards on children and transitional justice.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 68
- Paragraph text
- States parties to the Convention and to the Optional Protocol are further urged to implement the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child as a matter of priority and to submit timely reports to the Committee under the Optional Protocol. To this end, States parties are encouraged to establish effective interministerial coordination mechanisms with a view to ensuring comprehensive measures to prevent and protect children from offences under the Optional Protocol.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 86
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- 2011 is the middle year of the global campaign for the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols. It is therefore a crucial time to strengthen advocacy and policy dialogue to foster adherence to these treaties and to consolidate their effective implementation. Encouraged by the wide expression of support for the global campaign, which is rooted in significant commitments made by the international community, the Special Representative will promote actively the achievement of these goals.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 81
- Paragraph text
- Taking into account the changing nature of conflict and consequently the diverse experience and circumstances of children associated with armed forces and groups, key stakeholders, including UNICEF, other United Nations actors and child protection NGOs are encouraged to continue to review existing conceptual frameworks and programmes for child rehabilitation and reintegration with a view to rendering such interventions more timely, effective and sustainable.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 74
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- The Special Representative urges Member States, United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and NGOs to redouble efforts to implement the full range of protection and programmatic measures outlined in the recommendations of the 1996 Machel study and the 2007 10-year review of that study. In this regard, part two of the report of the Special Representative of 2007 (A/62/228), which included recommendations based on the findings of the 10-year review, is referenced.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 100
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- To minimize their effects on children, drone strikes must be carried out in accordance with principles of precaution, distinction and proportionality. A transparent normative framework governing drone use must be put in place, recognizing the special status of children, with the aim of avoiding child casualties. The Special Representative calls upon Member States to review their policies and to make a greater effort to investigate incidents involving the killing and maiming of children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 67
- Paragraph text
- Noting that 2015 is the year that the sustainable development goals will be adopted, and noting with concern the increasing number of attacks on schools and hospitals, the Special Representative calls upon Member States to ensure that the rights to education and health are a cornerstone of efforts to protect children from conflict, and upon the General Assembly to continue to give due consideration to the issue in its resolutions on humanitarian and development issues.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2015
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 118
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- Transformation, talent and time are our watchwords: transformation, because to achieve lasting change, hope must replace despair and confidence supplant distrust. By using technology we can amplify our capacity for action and connect those willing to work for change. The determination and leadership of States, institutions, communities and networks of millions of adults and children who stand ready to join efforts are crucial to this ambitious transformative process.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 48
- Paragraph text
- Guided by the important deliberations of the XX Pan American Child Congress, significant steps were taken to consolidate regional partnerships with the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Ibero-American Community.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 7
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- Member States seem increasingly resolved to better protect vulnerable populations, including through more explicit civilian protection provisions in peacekeeping mandates. In United Nations peacekeeping, this has led to the development of new operational arrangements such as the Joint Protection Teams and Rapid Response and Early Warning Cell of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). The objective of these initiatives is to deepen information as the basis for more effective action; to better coordinate action across civilian, police and military components of peacekeeping operations; and to leverage peacekeeping resources more effectively, in particular the advantage of their physical presence in remote areas where the access of humanitarian actors may be limited. The evolution of the "conditionality policy" in MONUSCO (ensuring that support to national forces will be provided only if they comply with the condition that they protect civilians) is another healthy practice in the development of peacekeeping norms.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 16
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- The motivations for attacking teachers, students and school buildings are numerous and cynical, including to achieve military, political or sociocultural objectives. In some cases, attacks are perpetrated as a means of creating a general climate of insecurity, to destabilize local communities or target them for retribution for perceived support of the Government, or to undermine the Government by destroying symbols of State institutions. The result is a growing disregard for the sanctity of schools, the notion that schools, above all other places, are safe havens for children. The consequence is a growing fear among children to attend school, among teachers to give classes, and among parents to send their children to school.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 30
- Paragraph text
- [Accountability of children involved in armed conflict]: Placing children in detention without access to the important procedural safeguards and guarantees to which they are entitled in international human rights law can expose children to human rights abuses. The international framework on juvenile justice provides a very detailed set of standards that are applicable to children who are deprived of their liberty. According to article 37(c) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, every child deprived of liberty should be treated with humanity and respect for inherent dignity of the human person and in a manner that takes into account the needs of persons of his or her age. All disciplinary measures involving cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment, including corporal punishment, placement in a dark cell, closed or solitary confinement or any other punishment that may compromise the physical or mental health of the child, are strictly prohibited. In addition, children should always be kept separately from adult prisoners, and detention should last for the shortest period possible.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 60
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- Another priority and challenge is to ensure that a level of child protection expertise is maintained as peacekeeping operations are drawn down and restructured in transition to peacebuilding configurations. During that phase, it remains critical that the representatives of the Secretary-General retain adequate advisory capacity on child protection within their offices. In particular, child protection advisers will be responsible for ensuring ongoing monitoring and verification of child protection action plans with parties to conflict, as well as maintenance of the cycle of reporting to Member States on implementation of children and armed conflict resolutions and the recommendations of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, which often remain relevant and in effect through the transition to post-conflict peace consolidation and peacebuilding.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 28
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- In other situations, States charge children for allegedly having committed acts during their association with an armed group that are regarded as crimes under national or international law. These children sometimes languish in prolonged pretrial detention without access to legal assistance. In addition, trials before national courts or military tribunals do not generally apply juvenile justice standards and due process safeguards. As a result, children are frequently tried without legal representation or assistance, are not accompanied by their parents or a legal guardian and do not have a clear understanding of the charges brought against them.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 35
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- Where armed forces and groups are merged, or demobilized and reintegrated as part of a peace agreement, there is a need to ensure, as a first step in any security sector reform process, that children who may be associated with the parties are separated. The initial stage in such situations is often the registration of combatants. Measures must be systematically put in place to effect age verification or, where reliable State-managed data on birth dates are not available, to establish a solid method of for age determination. However, separating children from armed forces and groups should not be dependent on security sector reform plans. Recruitment and use of children in armed conflict is a violation of international law; there is a normative imperative for children to be identified and separated, inter alia in the context of the action plans mentioned earlier.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 25
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- The Chamber also decided to apply a broad interpretation of the term “participate actively in hostilities” to ensure justice and protection for all children associated with armed forces or armed groups. The Court held that the term included a wide range of individuals, from those on the front line (who participated directly) to the boys and girls who were involved in multiple roles that supported the combatants. The Court further refined that interpretation, using a case-by-case determination and adopting a double test: whether support was given and whether the support provided to the combatants exposed the child to real danger as a potential target. The Chamber made a clear distinction between the term “direct participation in hostilities”, which determines combatant status under international humanitarian law, and the term “actively participating in hostilities”, which is the criteria applicable to the use of children in hostilities, holding that the latter was to be interpreted broadly, and without conferring combatant status on those children.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 62
- Paragraph text
- Where societies are emerging from conflict, transitional justice mechanisms should be put in place by national authorities to ensure that wartime crimes against children are accounted for. Transitional justice mechanisms based on judicial processes may be complemented by non-judicial accountability mechanisms. These mechanisms, which can include truth-seeking and restorative approaches, can provide the cathartic effect required for reconciliation and are appropriate for child perpetrators who, as children, should be spared from prosecution. The recently passed Victims Law in Colombia, for example, is a laudable initiative aiming at ensuring that child victims of violations and abuses during conflict receive reparations from the Government.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 19
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- The reintegration of children formerly associated with armed forces and groups continues to be hampered by the lack of economic opportunities in already poor regions and insufficient long-term funding, such as is the Philippines. In many countries, ongoing fighting and insecurity make children vulnerable to re-recruitment and limit the access of actors delivering reintegration support. Inadequate sequencing between the implementation of an action plan on the one hand, and the rate of funding for reintegration of children on the other, may lead to instances where reintegration programmes are not able to absorb the caseload created by the successful implementation of an action plan. The establishment of regional coordination mechanisms to respond to reunification and reintegration of children abducted across borders, in particular by the Lord’s Resistance Army, presents an additional challenge.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 79
- Paragraph text
- The Special Representative encourages Member States to apply juvenile justice standards and due process safeguards when bringing a child to trial and to avoid maintaining children in administrative or prolonged pretrial detention. Where possible, Member States should consider excluding children below 18 from criminal responsibility for crimes committed while associated with an armed force or an armed group, by virtue of their age, the chain of command and the forced nature of recruitment. Non-judicial, restorative accountability mechanisms that take the best interests of the child into consideration and promote their reintegration should be introduced.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2011
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 26
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- [Reparations for children and the restoration of children’s rights]: Where children are concerned, justice includes far more than punishing a perpetrator. Equally important are measures to restore children’s rights and an element of reparation to address the loss of their childhood, family, education and livelihood. For various reasons, only a small proportion of children who have suffered harm during armed conflict are likely to participate as victims or witnesses in trials before a national or international court. Access to justice for children in conflict and post-conflict situations should therefore take place through both judicial and non-judicial processes. For many children in these situations, non-judicial mechanisms such as reparations can provide more immediate accountability, foster community reconciliation and allow children to move on with their lives. There are, however, significant challenges to the implementation of non-judicial mechanisms, such as the lack of financial and human resources, the victims’ expectations and the need for long-term political support.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 48
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- [Explosive weapons: an emerging concern]: Explosive weapons touch on four of the six grave violations against children and armed conflict, including killing or maiming. They are also used for direct and physical attacks on schools and hospitals, where they may result in forced closure or compromised functioning. Children recruited and used as suicide bombers and victim bombers both carry explosive weapons. In some country situations, children are denied humanitarian access because of the presence of explosive remnants of war. Recent developments in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, the Sudan and the Syrian Arab Republic, where thousands of children have been killed and maimed, have confirmed the gravity of the issue.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 76
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- Member States bear a central and immediate political, legal and moral responsibility for the protection of children and should comply with international law for the protection of children within their territories. The Rome Statute defined the recruitment and use of children in armed forces or armed groups as a war crime. Member States should enact the appropriate legislation to criminalize these violations and hold adult recruiters to account, including military commanders and political leaders, for both the crime of child recruitment and for the crimes that they forced children to commit. They should also take action against other grave violations against children through their national justice systems, including by bringing their laws into line with international obligations and by according priority to child protection capacity and training for the military, the police and law enforcement and judiciary officials in the context of national security sector reform efforts.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 5
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- In 1996, by its resolution 51/77, the General Assembly created the mandate of the Special Representative in response to the report on the impact of armed conflict on children submitted by Graça Machel (A/51/306), in which the full extent to which children are affected in situations of armed conflict was highlighted for the first time. Since then, the international community has rallied behind the plight of children and has united in the common goal to end grave violations. Progress has been made at the normative and policy levels and coordination has been enhanced among child protection actors within the United Nations system, as well as with national and international partners.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 44
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- Communities can prevent the voluntary or forced association of children with armed forces and groups in several ways. Community-based child protection systems can warn of the threat of recruitment or rerecruitment. Where armed groups depend on the moral or material support of the community, community structures may be able to put pressure on local commanders to release children and provide support for their protection. Community figures such as elders, traditional and/or religious leaders can also reach non-State parties to promote child protection commitments and prevent recruitment. In Afghanistan, for example, elders have in some cases reached agreements with local commanders to impede the recruitment of children and to stop attacks on schools. Community-based child protection systems can also help to reduce the overall vulnerability of children and provide special protection to children living and working in the streets, orphans and separated children, who are at particular risk of recruitment.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 86
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- If a peace agreement exclusively refers to the separation of child combatants, many children and youth, especially girls and those serving in so-called support functions, in particular victims of sexual violence, are at risk of being excluded from adequate reintegration assistance. Peace agreements should acknowledge the special needs of girls and provide for the establishment of rehabilitation programmes, health-care and counselling services for all boys and girls separated from armed forces and groups. Specific consideration should also be given to concerns regarding the protection of vulnerable children, such as refugee and internally displaced children, children separated from their families, unaccompanied minors and children orphaned by war.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 71
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- The Special Representative urges the international community to continue to advocate 18 years as the minimum age for recruitment and participation in hostilities; to exert international pressure on parties that continue to recruit and use children; to monitor and compel adherence by parties to conflict to commitments made to protect children, and to hold them accountable for failure to comply with international standards; to address the political, social and economic factors facilitating the recruitment and use of children; and to respond to the rehabilitation and reintegration needs of former child soldiers.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 62
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- In most of the 23 country situations reflected in the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict covering the period from January to December 2011 (A/66/782-S/2012/261), explosive weapons were used in direct physical attacks against schools and hospitals, a grave violation of children’s rights. They posed a threat to children and medical and educational personnel, resulting in the forced closure or the compromised functioning of those institutions. In some country situations, children were denied humanitarian access because of the presence of explosive remnants of war from previous conflicts.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2014, para. 58
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- Armed forces and armed groups use schools for a variety of military purposes, including as barracks, sniper or defensive positions, munitions depots, detention centres, recruiting grounds and training facilities. This is particularly true in remote locations, where shelter and large structures may be rare. It can involve parts that are central to the functioning of schools, such as classrooms, or those that are more peripheral, such as playgrounds, and water and sanitation facilities. The Security Council, in its resolution 1998, explicitly mentions the use of schools for military purposes as a concern and an integral part of monitoring and reporting.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Année
- 2014
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 65
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- The Special Representative welcomes the strengthened collaboration between her Office and the United Nations human rights system, and reiterates her continued support, including through regular information-sharing and advocacy for the protection of children affected by armed conflict. The Special Representative reiterates that, unless all parties to conflict adhere to their commitments, comply with their international obligations and are held accountable for non-compliance, there will be no improvement in the situation of children in armed conflict. To this end, the Special Representative makes the recommendations below.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2014, para. 62
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- In addition, the Special Representative participated in initiatives to promote South-South dialogue on child reintegration, such as the Third Global Conference on Child Labour organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO), which was convened in Brasilia in November 2013. At the conference, the Special Representative encouraged participants to prioritize the issue of child soldiers; participated at a side event hosted by Luxembourg during the African Union open debate held in May 2014; and attended a ministerial round table on children and armed conflict at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict convened in London in June. The events provided the opportunity to generate discussions between countries that have undergone similar experiences in child disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, and allowed participants to share experience and lessons learned. The Special Representative will continue to build upon such positive initiatives that promote South-South networking around child reintegration.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2014
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 15
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- Schools remain at the heart of armed conflict in many countries around the world. The use of schools for military purposes by armed forces and groups continues to put schoolchildren at risk of attack and hampers children's access to education. Schools are often being used as military barracks, weapon storage areas, command centres, detention and interrogation sites, firing and observation positions and training grounds for combatants, as well as serving as recruiting grounds for children. This practice not only results in reduced enrolment, high dropout rates and overcrowding of schools, but also changes the civilian nature of schools and may lead to the perception of schools as legitimate targets for attack. Even when children are evacuated from schools used by military forces, their right to an education under international human rights law is compromised. In some situations, as a direct result of the military use of schools, children have been injured or killed and schools have been damaged or destroyed in targeted attacks and by the indiscriminate use of weapons.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 79
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- To follow up on these important advances, the Office of the Special Representative, in cooperation with partners, is preparing guidance for the field on monitoring and reporting on attacks on educational and health-care facilities and plans to have dialogue with parties to conflict to halt and prevent such violations. A collaborative effort between United Nations peacekeeping and political missions in the field, as well as other United Nations entities, including UNICEF, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the World Health Organization, will be essential in strengthening and disseminating good practices for mitigating the effects of conflict on children's education and health care.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 40
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- The criminalization of underage recruitment and the domestication of international norms and standards against the recruitment and use of children are crucial first steps in the prevention of child soldiering. Setting the parameters of who can be lawfully recruited into armed forces and groups, and ensuring that those who do not abide by those parameters may receive punishment, is the basis for regulation. Effective criminalization can be hindered by amnesties and de facto immunities granted to members of armed forces suspected of serious human rights abuses and/or armed groups that will become part of a national army in the framework of a peace process. In developing legal provisions, care must be taken to ensure that amnesties are not applicable to individuals who recruited or recruit children.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 80
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- During the reporting period, notable progress was made in devising and reinforcing protective measures to ensure education in times of conflict. The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, created in 2010 and composed of United Nations entities and non-governmental organizations, spearheaded the development of draft guidelines for protecting schools and universities from military use during armed conflict, also known as the Lucens guidelines. The initiative, which results from broad consultations among military experts, child protection actors, education specialists and international humanitarian and human rights lawyers, is aimed at enhancing knowledge and understanding, as well as improving the monitoring and reporting of attacks on schools. It also served to advocate for the development of clear international norms on the interaction of military forces with schools and schoolchildren. The Special Representative strongly encourages Member States to support this process at both the technical and strategic levels and to promote concrete changes in national policies and legislation, as well as the inclusion of the guidelines in military doctrine, manuals and training.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Education
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2014, para. 79
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- [Children’s access to health care in times of armed conflict]: These incidents are of grave concern, and constitute a complete disregard for the special status of medical facilities, persons and functions, and a failure to protect the civilian population, including children. Concerted action by the international community is needed in order to highlight and tackle this issue, by strengthening the engagement of Member States, the United Nations, humanitarian and human rights organizations, civil society partners, the global health community, and above all, the parties to conflict. Medical professionals in neighbouring countries also need support, in order to respond to the urgent medical needs of persons fleeing conflict, the majority of whom are women and children.
- Organe
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
- Type de document
- SRSG report
- Thèmes
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Année
- 2014
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