Pakistan and children impacted by armed conflicts

In Afghanistan, as girls’ classes were dismissed, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated outside of a Kabul high school. While on their way back, Al-Shabaab stopped them, accused them of association with Government forces, and abducted them. In Somalia, four children travelled to visit family.

Due to a lack of available facilities, they could not immediately be reintegrated. During a military operation both were arrested together with other members of the group. In the Philippines, an 11-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl were recruited and used by the New People’s Army. The device detonated, killing 3 children, and wounding another 3. The abuses children were subjected to during last year were as grievous as they were many: In South Sudan, for example, children played with what they thought was a toy, but turned out to be an unexploded ordnance. Finally, this open debate is an opportunity to think forward while reaffirming our commitment to the protection of children used and abused by, in and for armed conflict. The debate also permits us to act on behalf of conflict-affected children by publicly highlighting the current trends and patterns of grave violations against them and allowing Security Council members to hear about existing and emerging challenges, as well as successful measures taken to better protect children. The Open Debate is an important opportunity for all of us to remind ourselves of the reality faced by children in conflict and of our responsibility to stand by them. I thank His Excellency, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Ambassador Fernando Simas Magalhães, for convening this debate on the Secretary-General’s Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict covering grave violations suffered by children during 2021. Presentation of the Report of the Secretary-General Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict

Voices for Children Affected by Conflict.

ACT TO PROTECT children affected by conflict.Virtual Summer School on Child Protection in Armed Conflict.Ratification status of the Optional Protocol.OPAC – Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict.

Pakistan and children impacted by armed conflicts