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Source: www.peacebuild.ca/working/?load=childrenThe CACWG is a Canadian network of international development agencies, human rights organisations, academics, youth groups and concerned individuals who share and analyse information regarding children in conflict zones. They aim to improve protection for the security and rights of children threatened and affected by armed conflict. The CACWG website contains useful resources on war-affected children, including links to international organisations working to protect the security and rights of children in armed conflict. In addition it provides access to listserv on children and armed conflict.
Source: www.child-soldiers.orgThe Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers was formed in May 1998 by leading international human rights and humanitarian organizations. Although its headquarters are in London, it has regional and national networks in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Amnesty International, Defence for Children International, Human Rights Watch, International Federation Terre des Hommes, International Save the Children Alliance, Jesuit Refugee Service, and the Quaker United Nations Office-Geneva make up the international steering committee. The site contains special sections on international standards on children and armed conflict; information for journalists and for schools; and information on DDR. Users can sign up for email alerts and access electronic versions of the Coalitions newsletters and annual reports. There is a comprehensive Links section to other organisations from around the world working on the issue of children and armed conflict.
Source: www.un.org/special-rep/children-armed-conflict/English/index.htmlThe mission of the UN Office of the Special Representative is to “promote and protect the rights of all children affected by armed conflict.” Created in 1997 with the UN Secretary-General appointment of Mr. Olara A. Otunnu as his Special Representative for children and armed conflict, this post has been filled by Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy since 2006. Although the office does not operate programmes directly, it works with UN agencies and NGOs that do have programmes in conflict areas. The website contains information on the work of the Special Representative by topic and by country, international law instruments and the Secretary-General’s reports to the Security Council and the General Assembly, access to key UN documents and links to partner organizations.
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Source: UN Secretary GeneralThis note provides the guiding principles and framework for UN justice for children activities at the national level that apply in all circumstances, including in conflict prevention, crisis, postcrisis, conflict, post-conflict and development contexts. It is framed within the UN mandate to support the realisation of human rights, poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals, and is a contribution to the UN coherence agenda in the rule of law area. The UN approach to justice for children involves two tracks to ensure that children are better served and protected by justice systems. The first aims to ensure greater attention to children in rule of law initiatives, and the second suggests additional interventions necessary to strengthen rule of law efforts in terms of justice for children specially and to guarantee full respect for child rights. Both these tracks are described in the note and integrated in the framework for strengthening the rule of law as described in the UN approach to rule of law assistance.
Source: Graca Machel, UN A/51/306.Add.1This 1994 study on the impact of armed conflict on children was conducted by the Secretary General appointed expert, Graça Machel, with the support of the United Nations Center for Human Rights and the United Nations Children’s Fund. The author proposes a comprehensive agenda for action by the international community and Member states to improve the situation of children in conflict zones. The themes are broken into seven sections. Section One gives background information on the plight of children in conflict. Section Two is centered around mitigating the impact of armed conflict on children; background on refugees and IDP children; sexual exploitation and gender based violence; landmines; sanctions; health and nutrition; promoting psychological recovery and social reintegration; and education. Section Three provides analysis of the relevance and adequacy of existing standards for the protection of children. Section Four is concerned with reconstruction and reconciliation. Sections Five and Six deal with implementation mechanisms and provide some conclusions.
Source: Michael Shipler, Search for Common Ground and Radio for PeacebuildingThis guide is intended as a toolkit for both professionals working in radio, as well as novice youth and young leaders designing and implementing positive peacebuilding radio initiatives in Africa. This guide is a part of a series of guides developed for radio producers in Africa by Radio for Peacebuilding, Africa project, a project of Washington DC based Search for Common Ground. With the vision that youth radio can be used to help resolve conflict and build peace, this guide hopes to foster communication between youth and adult decision makers and “educate young people about the power they have to build peace in their own communities.” The guide includes: a how-to guide to analyzing conflict; an analysis of the affects of conflict on youth and how radio can help; tools and examples of how radio professionals can create youth radio initiatives; guidance for adults working with young people on radio programs for peacebuilding; and tools to help young producers take part in creating peacebuilding radio.
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