This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations for the protection of children in the situations of the Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Myanmar. It includes recommendations in particular in relation to a possible forthcoming peacekeeping mission in Mali, including ensuring child protection functions within the mission structure, excluding forces responsible for violations against children from the mission, and calling for the vetting and training of all peacekeeping forces.
Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict is a network of local, national and international non-governmental organizations striving to end violations against children in armed conflicts and to guarantee their rights. Monthly updates are based on the experience of Watchlist and its member organizations in specific country situations and Watchlist’s expertise in over a decade of engagement with the Security Council’s children and armed conflict agenda.
