18 April 2019 | UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (Author), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Author)
Libya
Article on growing threats to the well-being of children as fighting escalates in and around Tripoli
Children’s lives and well-being in danger as fighting intensifies in Tripoli, Libya (Appeal or News Release, English)
15 March 2016 | UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Syrian Arab Republic
Continuing recruitment of child soldiers by Islamic State (IS) group; according to ministry of education, more than 6,500 schools destroyed, damaged, used as shelter or inaccessible
A Glimmer of hope for the children of Syria (Appeal or News Release, English)
11 February 2016 | UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Colombia
Rebel group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) announces end to its recruitment of child soldiers
Colombia: UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Welcomes FARC-EP’s Decision to End Child Recruitment (Appeal or News Release, English)
11 February 2014 | UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Central African Republic, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic
Brief overview of situation of children in armed conflict
Fact Sheet: Recruitment and Use of Children (Appeal or News Release, English)
6 December 2013 | UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Central African Republic
2.3 million children affected by conflict; children are victims of violence and forced recruitment
Joint Press Release OSRSG-CAAC/UNICEF: Children targeted in Central African Republic atrocities (Appeal or News Release, English)
25 November 2013 | UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Congo, Democratic Republic
According to Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, child soldiers in Eastern DRC need to be reintegrated with families and return to education; children targeted as members of armed groups
In DRC, Opportunities to Better Protect Children Affected by Conflict (Appeal or News Release, English)
3 June 2013 | UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Afghanistan
Paktya province: At least 19 people, including 12 children, killed in 2 bomb attacks near a boys’ high school in Gardez
SRSG Zerrougui condemns Child Casualties in Eastern Afghanistan (Media Report, English)
22 May 2013 | UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Chad
According to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Chadian authorities are committed to end recruitment and use of children in the national army
Chad Commits to an Acceleration of the Action Plan to End the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers (Appeal or News Release, English)
25 April 2013 | UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Central African Republic
Recruitment of child soldiers by Seleka rebels continues to be a widespread problem in the country, says UN
Widespread child rights violations reported in the Central African Republic (Media Report, English)
28 November 2011 | UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Somalia
Article on children in armed conflict (action plan to end child recruitment by transitional government forces; use of child soldiers by al-Shabaab)
New Somali Government commits to ending child recruitment (Appeal or News Release, English)
