SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 65
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In negotiation terms, the universal moral consensus on the protection of children should be viewed as a comparative advantage, a common point of agreement around which parties can be brought to the negotiating table, and a goodwill prerequisite for broader negotiations. It is imperative that children are not made to wait until peace is settled. Parties should be required to make child protection commitments at all stages of peace processes, whether a ceasefire or peace agreement is close or not.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict