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Rights of the child (2006), para. 067
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- 31. Strongly condemns any recruitment or use of children in armed conflict contrary to international law, as well as other violations and abuses committed against children affected by armed conflict, and urges all States and other parties to armed conflict that are engaged in such practices to end them;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2012), para. 13
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- 4. Strongly condemns the continued widespread and systematic gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms by the Syrian authorities and the Government- controlled militia Shabbiha, such as the use of heavy weapons and force against civilians, massacres, arbitrary executions, extrajudicial killings, the killing and persecution of protestors, human rights defenders and journalists, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, interference with access to medical treatment, torture, sexual violence and ill-treatment, including against children, as well as any human rights abuses by armed opposition groups;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2019), para. 096
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- 54. Notes with appreciation the steps taken regarding Security Council resolutions 1539 (2004) of 22 April 2004, of 26 July 2005, of 4 August 2009, 1998 (2011) of 12 July 2011, 2068 (2012) of 19 September 2012, 2225 (2015) of 18 June 2015 and and the efforts of the Secretary-General to implement the monitoring and reporting mechanism on children and armed conflict in accordance with those resolutions, with the participation of and in cooperation with national Governments and relevant United Nations and civil society actors, including at the country level, requests the Secretary-General to ensure that information collected and communicated by the monitoring and reporting mechanism is accurate, objective and verifiable, and in this regard encourages the work and the deployment of United Nations child protection advisers in peacekeeping operations and political and peacebuilding missions;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2002), para. 21
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- (h) The statements by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the effect that child soldiers would in future no longer be recruited and, in that context, the ratification by the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, 13 and the commitment made by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to cooperate with United Nations organs and non-governmental organizations in order to ensure the demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers, as well as the measures taken by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to that end, while urging other parties to the conflict to do the same;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Question of human rights in Afghanistan (2000), para. 09
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- 2. Strongly condemns the mass killings and systematic human rights violations against civilians and prisoners of war, including in the areas of Mazar-e Sharif and Bamian, and notes with alarm the resumption by the Taliban of the wider conflict during the past summer, especially in the Shamali Valley, resulting in the massive, forced displacement of the civilian population, in particular of women and children;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (2011), para. 05
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- Gravely concerned at the difficult living conditions and the humanitarian situation affecting the Palestinian people, in particular women and children, throughout the occupied Palestinian territory,
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- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2011), para. 050
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- 22. Also reaffirms the essential roles of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Human Rights Council for the promotion and protection of the rights and welfare of children, including children affected by armed conflict, notes the increasing role played by the Security Council in ensuring protection for children affected by armed conflict, and also notes the activities undertaken by the Peacebuilding Commission, within its mandate, in areas that promote and contribute to the enjoyment of the rights and welfare of children;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Child, early and forced marriage (2015), para. 12
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- Recognizing that child, early and forced marriage is itself a barrier to development and helps to perpetuate the cycle of poverty and that the risk of child, early and forced marriage is also exacerbated in conflict and humanitarian crisis situations,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The human rights situation arising from the recent Israeli military operations in Lebanon (2007), para. 12
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- 3. Expresses deep concern about the negative consequences, including the mental and psychological impact, of the Israeli military operations for the well- being of Lebanese children;
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003), para. 51
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- (h) To extend full cooperation to the United Nations system, humanitarian organizations and the World Bank in order to ensure the rapid demobilization and reintegration of armed groups and of child soldiers in particular;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (1995), para. 06
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- Bearing in mind that the majority of refugees and displaced persons are women and children,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (2016), para. 29
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- 13. Stresses the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective and the perspectives of persons with disabilities in disaster risk management so as to strengthen the resilience of communities and reduce social vulnerabilities to disasters, and in this regard recognizes the need for the inclusive p articipation and contribution of women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as the role of youth, volunteers, migrants, local communities, academia, scientific and research entities and netw orks, business, professional associations, private sector financing institutions and the media in all forums and processes related to disaster risk reduction, in accordance with the Sendai Framework;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The rights of the child (1999), para. 83
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- 25. Calls upon all States, in accordance with the norms of international humanitarian law, to integrate in the training and gender-sensitized education programmes of their armed forces, including those for peacekeeping, instruction on responsibilities towards the civilian population, in particular women and children;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (2011), para. 29
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- Expressing grave concern, in particular, over the crisis in the Gaza Strip as a result of the continuing prolonged Israeli closures and severe economic and movement restrictions that in effect amount to a blockade and the military operations in the Gaza Strip between December 2008 and January 2009, which caused extensive loss of life and injury, particularly among Palestinian civilians, including children and women, widespread damage and destruction to Palestinian homes, properties, vital infrastructure, public institutions, including hospitals and schools, and United Nations facilities, and internal displacement of civilians,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in South Sudan (2019), para. 23
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- 1. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the ongoing violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law in South Sudan, including those involving the targeted killing of civilians and widespread sexual and gender-based violence, including rape and gang rape, which continue to be used as a weapon of war, the recurring unlawful recruitment and use of children by armed groups, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture, the arbitrary denial of humanitarian access and attacks on schools, places of worship, hospitals and United Nations and associated peacekeeping personnel by all parties, and the impunity for such violence by all armed groups, and condemns the harassment and violence directed at civil society, human rights defenders, humanitarian personnel and journalists;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them (2019), para. 03
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- Deeply concerned by the magnitude of human casualty and suffering, especially among children, caused by the illicit proliferation and use of small arms and light weapons,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2018), para. 42
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- 15. Condemns in the strongest terms the gross and systematic abuse of women’s and children’s rights by so-called ISIL (also known as Da’esh), in particular sexual and gender-based violence, including the enslavement and sexual exploitation and abuse of women and girls and the forced recruitment, use and abduction of children;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons (2014), para. 26
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- 6. Expresses particular concern that many internally displaced children, particularly girls, lack access to education in all phases of displacement owing to attacks against schools, damaged or destroyed school buildings, insecurity, loss of documentation, language barriers and discrimination, and calls upon States, in cooperation with all other relevant actors, including humanitarian and development agencies and donors, to ensure the right to a quality education, including primary and secondary education, for internally displaced children, without discrimination of any kind, as well as to support existing schools to enable them to include internally displaced persons, and calls upon parties to armed conflict to respect the civilian character of schools and other educational institutions and to refrain from undertaking actions that could adversely affect the protection of these buildings against direct attacks;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2019), para. 07
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- Expressing deep concern at the situation of women, children and persons with disabilities, especially those who are internally displaced, who remain among the most vulnerable to violence and abuse,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2019), para. 093
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- 51. Calls upon States to protect children affected by armed conflict, in particular from violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law, and to ensure that they receive timely, effective humanitarian assistance, noting the efforts taken to end impunity by ensuring accountability and punishing perpetrators, and calls upon the international community to hold those responsible for violations accountable, inter alia, through the International Criminal Court;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (2008), para. 30
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- 19. Reaffirms the obligation of all States and parties to an armed conflict to protect civilians in armed conflicts in accordance with international humanitarian law, and invites States to promote a culture of protection, taking into account the particular needs of women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Burundi (2018), para. 23
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- 1. Condemns in the strongest terms all acts of violence committed in Burundi by all parties or individuals, including the appalling attack against civilians perpetrated in Ruhagarika on 11 May 2018, and expresses deep concern at the continuously worrying human rights and humanitarian situation in Burundi, which particularly affects women and children;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (2015), para. 65
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- 44. Reaffirms the obligation of all States and parties to an armed conflict to protect civilians in armed conflicts in accordance with international humanitarian law, and invites States to promote a culture of protection, taking into account the particular needs of women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2016), para. 20
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- Expressing its profound indignation at the death of many more than 10,000 children and the many more injured since the beginning of the peaceful protests in March 2011, and at all grave violations and abuses committed against c hildren in contravention of applicable international law, such as their recruitment and use, killing and maiming, rape and attacks on schools and hospitals, as well as their arbitrary arrest, detention, torture, ill-treatment and their use as human shields,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The right to education in emergency situations (2010), para. 30
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- 13. Invites relevant United Nations entities and partners to allocate sufficient technical expertise to enhance, in close consultation with concerned Member States and relevant authorities, data collection on and documentation of the impact of emergencies on the access of children and young people to quality education, disaggregated by age and gender, and on attacks on educational institutions, students and educators, with due consideration given to information provided by concerned States and relevant authorities;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan (2013), para. 22
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- Gravely concerned about the rising incidents of violence, destruction, harassment, provocation and incitement by extremist Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, against Palestinian civilians, including children, and their properties, including historic and religious sites, and agricultural lands,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Political declaration on the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (2017), para. 25
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- 20. We recognize that the issue of trafficking in persons in situations of armed conflict and humanitarian emergencies, including natural disasters, requires further attention. We encourage the training of humanitarian and peacekeeping personnel to be deployed in humanitarian emergencies and peacekeeping operations on responding to trafficking in persons and on gender expertise, child protection and sexual exploitation. We encourage all entities and bodies of the United Nations system to train their personnel and to build their technical capacity to assess situations for instances of trafficking in persons in armed conflict and humanitarian emergencies, and to work together to identify, prevent and respond effectively to victims of trafficking.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The situation in Afghanistan (2016), para. 081
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- 48. Stresses the need to ensure respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of children in Afghanistan, and recalls the need for the full implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 12 its Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 13 and its Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict 14 by all States parties, as well as of Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) of 26 July 2005, and all other subsequent resolutions on children and armed conflict, and takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Afghanistan 15 and the conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in Afghanistan; 16
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar (2018), para. 40
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- 27. Welcomes the steps taken by the Government of Myanmar to prevent and end the recruitment of children, in contravention of applicable international law, and the release of more than 850 former recruited children and, abhorring their use in Myanmar, urges the Government to consolidate progress further towards the complete cessation of their recruitment and use; the identification of all children remaining in the ranks of government forces and their immediate release; an end to the arrest, harassment and imprisonment of children accused of desertion or association with non-State armed groups; continued efforts to bring perpetrators of child recruitment, in contravention of applicable international law, to justice and to criminalize such recruitment; increasing transparency, including by expanding access to birth registration services to children, including those vulnerable to recruitment; ensuring the rehabilitation and reintegration of formerly recruited children; and allowing ethnic armed groups to cooperate with the United Nations with a view to end all recruitment and use of children;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Eritrea (2016), para. 21
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- Expressing grave concern at the widespread use of indefinite conscription into national/military service, a system that constitutes forced labour, and the reported forced conscription of children under the age of 18 into military service, and regretting that the fear and experience of a lengthy national service causes large numbers of Eritreans to leave the country,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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