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2015-03-25

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2018-02-06

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1. “Let me express our appreciation to UNICEF for providing education to children in humanitarian crises. Estonia has recently supported UNICEF's work in South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Gaza, Syria and Somalia. We urge all armed non-State actors listed in the annex to the latest Secretary-General's report on children and armed conflict to adopt and implement action plans committing themselves to end grave violations against children, and we call on the Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict to develop strategies for outreach to armed non-State actors. We also urge concerned Governments to facilitate and support the engagement ofnon-State armed groups with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UNICEF.”

   2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

2. “Leila Zerrougui and UNICEF for their enormous work, most recently through the "Children, Not Soldiers" campaign. We believe that the main measures that need to be taken with non-State armed groups are similar to those used when working with national security forces, namely, to focus on prevention, action plans and ending impunity for the crimes committed. We all know that education is one of the key elements for prevention. It is therefore important to guarantee education for children, even in times of crisis. During emergencies, children in schools can be cared for, accounted for and protected from abduction, recruitment and sexual and economic exploitation. Schools should be for children and should never and under no condition be used for military purposes.”

   2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

3. “Ms. Lind (Estonia) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the French presidency for having organized today's open debate. (spoke in English) I would also like to thank the briefers for their statements earlier today. Estonia aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union. The focus of this debate on non-State armed groups is particularly pertinent, since, as the concept note annexed to the letter by the French presidency (S/2015/168, annex) reveals, the overwhelming majority of the parties - 51 out of 59 - listed in the annex to the Secretary-General's 2014 report on children and armed conflict (S/2014/339) are non-State actors. We have seen progress with regard to national security forces. Thousands of children have been released as a result of action plans mandated by the Security Council. We thank Ms.”

   2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source