Conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in Somalia
5 Dec. 2008
Conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in Chad
26 Jan. 2009
The ICC begins the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on charges of enlisting and conscripting children under the age of fifteen as soldiers and using them to participate actively in combat between Sept. 2002 and Aug. 2003.
3 Feb. 2009
Report of the secretary general on Children and Armed Conflict in the Central African Republic
10 Feb. 2009
Report of the secretary general on Children and Armed Conflict in the Sudan
13 Mar. 2009
Resolution by the General Assembly on Children and Armed Conflict and the Rights of the Child
26 Mar. 2009
Annual Report of the secretary general to the Security Council of the United Nations, including Report on Children and Armed Conflict
29 Apr. 2009
Statement by the president of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict
1 June 2009
Report of the secretary general on Children and Armed Conflict in Myanmar
25 June 2009
Report of the secretary general on Children and Armed Conflict in Sri Lanka
13 July 2009
Conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 July 2009
Conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in the Central African Republic
13 July 2009
Conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in Afghanistan
22 July 2009
Annual Report on the Activities of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict
30 July 2009
Report to the Human Rights Council of the Office of the special representative of the secretary general for Children and Armed Conflict
4 Aug. 2009
Resolution 1882 of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict
Relevant Passages: “Deeply concerned over the lack of progress on the ground in some situations of concern, where parties to conflict continue to violate with impunity the relevant
provisions of applicable international law relating to the rights and protection of children in armed conflict.”
“Recalling the responsibilities of States to end impunity and to prosecute those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other egregious crimes perpetrated against children.”
“Welcoming the fact that several individuals who are alleged to have committed crimes against children in situations of armed conflict have been brought to justice by national justice systems and international justice mechanisms and mixed criminal courts and tribunals.”
“Strongly condemns all violations of applicable international law involving the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict.”
“Welcomes the efforts of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in mainstreaming child protection into peacekeeping missions.”
6 Aug. 2009
Report of the special representative of the secretary general for Children and Armed Conflict to the General Assembly of the United Nations
28 Aug. 2009
Report of the secretary general on Children and Armed Conflict in Colombia
10 Sept. 2009
Report of the secretary general on Children and Armed Conflict in Burundi
15 Sept. 2009
Report of the secretary general on Children and Armed Conflict in Uganda
14 Oct. 2009
28 Oct. 2009
Conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in Myanmar
21 Dec. 2009
Conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in Burundi
21 Dec. 2009
Conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in the Sudan
21 Jan. 2010
Report of the secretary general on Children and Armed Conflict in the Philippines
3 Mar. 2010
General Assembly Resolution on Children and Armed Conflict and the Rights of the Child
13 Apr. 2010
Annual Report of the secretary general to the Security Council of the United Nations, including Report on Children and Armed Conflict
13 Apr. 2010
Report of the secretary general on Children and Armed Conflict in Nepal
2 June 2010
Security Council Cross-Cutting Report on Children and Armed Conflict
Relevant Passage: “For over ten years the impact of war on children has been a significant thematic focus for the Security Council. There is now much greater awareness of the issue and some evidence that the inclusion of child protection principles in Council decisions in specific cases is having some impact. However, the Council still encounters some resistance from some governments. And the difficulty of applying effective pressure on non-state actors who recruit child soldiers is a continuing challenge.”
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About the Author
LGEN THE HON. ROMÉO DALLAIRE (Ret’d) served thirtyseven years with the Canadian Armed Forces and now sits in the Canadian Senate. His Governor General’s Literary Awardwinning book, Shake Hands with the Devil, exposed the failures of the international community to stop the worst genocide in the twentieth century. It has been turned into an Emmy Awardwinning documentary as well as a feature film; it has also been entered into evidence in war crimes tribunals trying the perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide. Dallaire has received numerous honours and awards, including Officer of the Order of Canada in 2002, Grand Officer of the National Order of Québec in 2005, the Aegis Award for Genocide Prevention from the Aegis Trust (United Kingdom) and the United Nations Association in Canada’s Pearson Peace Medal in 2005. As a champion of human rights, his activities include work on genocide prevention, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the Child Soldiers Initiative, which seeks to develop a conceptual base for the elimination of the use of child soldiers.
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Footnote
1 It was very hard, under the circumstances, to retain staff, or to pay them what they deserved without bankrupting the rest of the organization. In 2007, Nicole Dial left us to take up a humanitarian post with an NGO in Afghanistan. Three months later she and two colleagues were killed by the Taliban. What a terrible and senseless waste of lives; what terrible payback for dedication to helping others.
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