SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 41
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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.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict