![]() ![]() I highly commend the dedicated work and adaptability of our child protection and humanitarian colleagues on the ground and call on the international community to redouble its efforts and provide them with increased political and financial support as we explore new ways of working to better protect children,” said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba. ![]() “The study shows the importance of strong and resilient UN Country Task Forces on Monitoring and Reporting (CTFMRs) to ensure the protection of conflict-affected boys and girls in the face of additional challenges posed by the pandemic. It focuses on five countries on the CAAC agenda: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Sudan. The study covers the year 2020 and was produced by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG CAAC,) with the generous support of the United Kingdom. ![]() Available data demonstrate an increase in recruitment and use, sexual violence and ill-treatment in detention, the new study shows.īased on information gathered by the United Nations on the ground and from partners, the study Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violations against children in situations of armed conflict addresses the preliminary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (and related control measures) on children affected by armed conflict and on the monitoring and reporting capacities to further assess the long-term impact on children’s rights and to ensure appropriate responses. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the UN’s capacity to monitor and verify grave violations against children in armed conflict and hampered ongoing efforts to engage parties to conflict to end and prevent the violence.
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