Protection of Children and Adolescents in Complex Emergencies

Report
from UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Published on 01 Nov 1998
This report evaluates the follow-up to the conference in 1998 on the UN Study on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children of August 1996. The following issues are discusses for this purpose:

- Children in captivity
- Importance of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (1989)
- Addressing the causes of armed conflict
- Relevance of international agencies in the field

In addition to the follow-up to the study, the report provides recommendations for future action for all actors concerned, including governments, NGOs and UN agencies.