Protecting children in situations of armed conflict

Mine clearance was crucial in conflict and post conflict situations.

The experience gained in the area of transitional justice reveals the increased need to coordinate all activities developed in conflict or post conflict situations.

The fourth element provides education for girls and boys in conflict, post conflict or emergency situations to introduce stability and protection in emergency settings.

Statistics of relapse abound in countries emerging from conflict.

13. Notes with concern the tragic plight of children in conflict situations in Africa, particularly the phenomenon of child soldiers, and stresses the need for the protection of children in armed conflicts, post conflict counselling, rehabilitation and education

The problem is that in post conflict situations, the capacity needed is much greater because of the after effects of the conflict.

Some of the abuses described in this report may be reproduced they may be perpetrated in situations other than conflict situations.

That is why post conflict peacebuilding is so crucial.

Nigeria believes that a fundamental requirement for ending the involvement of children, as well as preventing them from being exploited in situations of armed conflict, is the prevention of conflict.

Speaking from Japan's experience, one challenge we face in conflict resolution and post conflict peacebuilding efforts is that there is no general template for handling all conflict situations.

That plan provides a wealth of information on activities being carried out for women in conflict and post conflict situations.

The rise in the number of casualties among humanitarian staff operating in conflict and post conflict situations was alarming.

For the purposes of the protocol, however, the concept of peacebuilding should be limited to conflict and post conflict situations.

We urge the Council to consider its role in improving international cooperation with respect to tracing small arms in conflict and post conflict settings.

Women know the price that they and their children have to pay in conflict situations.

The Secretary General's report elaborates on conflict situations in many parts of the world.

There has not been a great increase in women's participation in conflict resolution, and the protection of women living in situations of armed conflict is still a great challenge.

Countries in post conflict situations face significant challenges to the establishment of lasting peace.

Most post conflict situations have what one might call a rule of law vacuum.

First, in relation to peacebuilding, Jordan understands the scope of the Protocol to include operations beyond conflict and post conflict situations.

62 134. Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations

There should be a focal point in the Department for dealing with the issues concerning children in armed conflict.

Mr. Otunnu proposed a formal and structured compliance and enforcement regime to contribute to the protection of children in conflict situations.

The 2005 world summit outlined several policy frameworks important to millions of women and girls in conflict and post conflict situations.

Post conflict peacebuilding (see S 2005 15 Add.20)

Determined to eliminate rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations,

The plight of women in rural areas, conflict situations and territories under foreign occupation, and the situation of migrant and trafficked women must be given top priority.

Such developments strengthen our determination to continue our efforts in other conflict situations.

We are intensifying our capacity to support countries in post conflict situations as well as the so called fragile States.

That important collaboration must be extended in the area of post conflict peacebuilding as well.

In 2004, grants to 17 organizations which address violence in conflict and post conflict situations in 21 countries totalled 900,000.

All the steps the Council has already taken in the sphere of post conflict peacebuilding in countries emerging from conflict have proven to be extremely effective.

Gravely concerned also about the lack of access by humanitarian personnel to victims of humanitarian emergencies, in particular in armed conflict and in post conflict situations, in many regions of the world,

In order to bridge the gap between the end of an armed conflict and the achievement of sustainable development, and to ensure the formulation of a comprehensive and coherent strategy for peacebuilding in specific post conflict situations, we need an institutional mechanism that involves all relevant actors.

Moreover, 8 of the 11 countries that have not yet reached the decision points are in conflict or post conflict situations.

We agree that particular priority should be given to supporting and strengthening national and civil society institutions that protect and rehabilitate children in conflict and post conflict situations.

We should not overlook the devastating costs for countries in conflict or the impact on their neighbours.

One of the main goals of the peacebuilding process in post conflict situations is to develop a viable economy.

Nothing in the Protocol indicates that the term is limited only to post conflict situations.

In recent years, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council have each extended the scope of their activities in post conflict situations.

In conflict situations, preventing displacement primarily requires political will.

Past experience shows the enormous importance of transitional justice in the work of the United Nations in post conflict situations.

In Africa, which has a disproportionately large share of conflict situations in the world, the challenges of post conflict peacebuilding are particularly daunting.

The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process in post conflict situations, the detailed updates of which are provided in the report, has become an important tool to ensure that a country in a post conflict situation does not backslide into a state of conflict.