... Goal 16, and its target of ending all violence against children, depends mostly on action from governments and civil society. But we ... in all sectors, and of all sizes, have a powerful impact on children. Respect for the dignity of every person is at the core of ...
... Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict expressed her satisfaction at the progress made in ... Action Plan to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict signed in March 2016 by the Government of Sudan, but ...
... to change dramatically – but one grim reality does not: children still pay the highest price in wartime. Young boys and girls are ... as Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, children suffer through a living hell. And in many cases, it is getting ...
... work in building safe environments and protecting vulnerable children around the world. Your World Childhood Foundation demonstrates your dedication to the imperative of creating a world where children simply can be children as they want and as we want them to be. ...
... et militaires, et ce de différentes manières. Children around the world are suffering enormously and unacceptably by ... girls and boys to act as suicide bombers. We see children stigmatized for having been recruited and used by armed groups. ...
... these people are as important -- or as inspiring -- as the children I meet, like you. Today, the day we celebrate the adoption of ... Rights of the Child, I want to speak directly to the children in this room, and through them, to all children around the world. ...
... to a very constructive discussion. The protection of children caught up in armed conflict has been among my main priorities as ... Since 1998, when the first Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict began work and the Council held its first open ...
... Thank you for organizing this event on behalf of the children of Syria. Last December I visited camps in Jordan and Turkey for ... Camp in Jordan my first impression was just how many children there were -- lining the road, cheering, running, full of fun and ...
... 20 November 2015 The Universal Children’s Day is dedicated to promoting the well-being and human rights of the world’s children, especially those suffering the impacts of poverty, armed conflict, ...
... the increasing level of grave violations committed against children, as documented in the 2018 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict. Last year, the United Nations verified more than ...