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Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) 2018
In 2018, killing and maiming of children reached record high levels since the creation of the monitoring and reporting mechanism on children and armed conflict. More than 24 000 grave violations against children were recorded by the United Nations in 20 c
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Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) 2017
The 2017 Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict Report reveals an alarming increase in grave violations against children—21,000 verified occurences in the last year alone (compared to 15,500 in 2016). Children in conflict areas in the Central Af
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Corporate Responses to Protecting Children's Rights in Middle East and North Africa
In an effort to provide insights and guidance on how businesses protect – or fall short in protecting – children’s rights in the Middle East and North Africa, this report draws on one of Global Child Forum’s essential research products: The corporate sect
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Foster Parents Exposed to Political Violence: The role of social support in addressing emotional and functional difficulties
Being a foster parent is stressful. It becomes even more stressful when foster parents face major threats to their own families and to the foster children in their care, such as during war situations. This study focuses on foster parents' reactions to the
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Våld mot Kvinnor i Palestina och Möjligheter till Skydd
Prepared by Migrationsverket (Sweden), Lifos in cooperation with Landinfo (Norway), this report outlines the situation for women in Palestine with regards to domestic violence, sexual violence, honor-related violence, and early and forced marriage. Lifos
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A Living Nightmare: Gaza- One year on
One year on from the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, this briefing looks at the continuing impact of the conflict on children. Drawing on findings from interviews with more than 700 children and mothers, it focuses on the psychological effects of the conflict
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Charting a New Course: Overcoming the stalemate in Gaza
In 2014, after unprecedented destruction and suffering in Gaza, international donors pledged $3.5bn and a change in approach. Six months later, reconstruction and recovery have barely begun, there has been no accountability for violations of international
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Solitary Confinement for Palestinian Children in Israeli Military Detention
This report presents information on the treatment of Palestinian children by the Israeli military. The report covers a one year period from January 2012 to December 2013. It was submitted to several relevant UN bodies that concern themselves with child ri
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Attacks on Education: The impact of conflict and grave violations on children’s futures
The number of recorded attacks on education has increased in recent years. Almost 50 million children around the world are being denied schooling, and the number of attacks on education is rising, according to Save the Children's new report "Attack on Edu
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Breaking the silence: Children and Youth- Soldiers' Testimonies 2005-2011
Breaking the Silence, an organisation of Israeli veterans who served during the Second Intifada in 2000, has released a booklet of soldier testimonies of the everyday life routine in the oPt – Israel’s “backyard”. The report attests to the mistreatment of
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Bound, Blindfolded and Convicted: Children held in military detention
This new report from Defence for Children International-Palestine Section is the culmination of four years’ work during which time sworn testimonies were collected from 311 children held in Israeli military detention. The Report focuses on the period of t
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Children in Israeli Military Detention: Observations and Recommendations
This paper is a result of UNICEF’s review of practices related to children who come into contact with the military detention system of Israel, from apprehension, to court proceedings and outcomes. The review investigated whether or not the military detent