Press Releases: 2009
13-Nov SUDAN: Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict visiting Sudan
14-Oct GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Marshalling political will for protection of children in armed conflict
13-Oct NEPAL: Time is of the Essence for Minors in Maoist Cantonments
29-Sep PARIS COMMITMENTS: Ten new countries endorse the ‘Paris Commitments' to stop the use of child soldiers
15-Sep HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: A terrible year for children in armed conflict
25-Aug All juvenile detainees must be released from Guantanamo
04-Aug UN Security Council Breaks New Ground to Protect Children in War
31-Jul PHILIPPINES: MILF signs an action plan to prevent recruitment and reintegrate children into civilian life
26-Jun Ex Child Soldiers: From Victims of War to Protagonists of Peace
16-Jun New Machel Report calls for urgent action to protect children affected by armed conflict
27-May BURUNDI: Newly demobilized children urgently need long term support
12-May SRI LANKA: Children caught on the front lines
22-Apr Annual Report to the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict
21-Apr DRC: Children to be released from armed forces and groups in the East
13-Apr DRC: Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict visiting the DRC
09-Apr BURUNDI: Long-awaited demobilization of former FNL child combatants begins
20-Feb SRI LANKA: The protection of children must be the first priority in Sri Lanka's conflict
05-Feb MIDDLE-EAST: Children demand answers and we must deliver now
02-Feb MIDDLE-EAST: Special Representative visiting the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel
21-Jan SRI LANKA: Children must be protected in the Sri Lankan conflict
21-Jan GUANTANAMO Statement
19-Jan AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban and other armed groups must stop targeting and using children
07-Jan GAZA: Attacks against UN schools - Joint statement with UNESCO