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Training Manual on Child Rights and Child Protection for UNIFIL Peacekeepers
War is part of everyday life for millions of children. Some have never known any other life while others live in the midst of civil wars, armed insurgency, and/ or under long-term occupation by a foreign army. For others, the world is suddenly turned upsi
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Protecting Children in Armed Conflict. Key rules from Geneva Call's Deed of Commitment [Karenni]
Geneva Call's training manual entitled Protecting Children in Armed Conflict. Key rules from Geneva Call's Deed of Commitment [Karenni]. The aim of the manual is to help disseminate and explain the obligations of the Deed of Commitment protecting child
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Caught in Crossfire: Children and education in regions affected by civil strife
Save the Children's report 'Caught in Crossfire: Children and education in regions affected by civil strife' finds that children and education are huge casualties in strife-torn regions in India. According to the report, a large number of villages, especi
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Protecting Children in Armed Conflict. Key rules from Geneva Call's Deed of Commitment [Burmese]
Burmese version of Geneva Call's training manual entitled Protecting Children in Armed Conflict. Key rules from Geneva Call's Deed of Commitment. The aim of the manual is to help disseminate and explain the obligations of the Deed of Commitment protect
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Protect my future: The links between child protection and disasters, conflict and fragility
This paper was written by Janis Ridsdel of Plan International and Christine McCormick of Save the Children, and is part of an inter-agency series on the links between child protection and major development goals. Conflict, disasters and fragility have dev
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Priority to protect: Preventing children’s association with village defence militias in southern Thailand
This joint report from Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers and Justice for Peace Foundation focuses on evidence of the association of boys under the age of 18 with Chor Ror Bor (Village Defence Volunteers), one of the government-established villag
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Through a new lens: A Child-Sensitive Approach to Transitional Justice
“Through a New Lens: A Child-Sensitive Approach to Transitional Justice” analyzes experiences of four countries—Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Colombia and Nepal—and identifies some key lessons on children’s participation in transitional jus
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Next steps to protect children in armed conflict: Briefing Note to the UN Security Council
This briefing note outlines practical and achievable steps that the UN Security Council can take to ensure stronger protection for children affected by armed conflict. The recommendations detailed in this note are based on 32 interviews with child protect
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Case Study: Preventing forced recruitment of children: Growing up with rights in the city of Medellín, Colombia
One of the main objectives of Save the Children’s project “Preventing forced recruitment of children in the city of Medellín, Colombia-Growing-up with rights’” is to provide protection to children affected by the armed conflict. It aims to reduce the risk
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This is what we demand. Justice! Impunity for sexual violence against women in Colombia's armed conflict
Sexual violence is endemic to Colombia’s long-running armed conflict, now in its fifth decade. Colombia’s security forces, paramilitaries and guerrilla groups have all targeted women and girls to exploit them as sexual slaves, to wreak revenge on their ad
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Building meaningful participation in reintegration among war-affected young mothers in Liberia, Sierra Leone and northern Uganda
When young mothers, formerly associated with armed groups, return to their communities, they are typically more isolated socially, stigmatized, and marginalized. This creates reintegration challenges for themselves, and their communities.Their children fa
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Bridging the Accountability Gap: New approaches to addressing violations against children in armed conflict
Across the globe, a dramatic gap exists between efforts and outcomes in realizing accountability for grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict. To address this gap many practical opportunities exist. This report by Conflict Dynamic