This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations for the protection of children in the situations of the Central African Region (LRA), Central African Republic, Somalia, and Sudan/South Sudan. It includes recommendations in particular concerning Myanmar which is expected to be taken up by the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict.
Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict is a network of local, national and international non-governmental organizations striving to end violations against children in armed conflicts and to guarantee their rights. Monthly updates are based on the experience of Watchlist and its member organizations in specific country situations and Watchlist’s expertise in over a decade of engagement with the Security Council’s children and armed conflict agenda.