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Migiro

lines on the record: 56
first: 2005-02-23
most recent: 2010-06-29
sittings or episodes: 6
sources: un-security-council

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“A long-term solution to the problem of children in armed conflict lies in conflict prevention - by way of building solid foundations of good governance, democracy and all-round development. In the Great Lakes region, for example, this matter has been incorporated in the Dar es Salaam Declaration, adopted on 20 November 2004 during the first Conference of the Great Lakes Region on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development. The Declaration, which is expected to culminate in a peace pact later this year, prohibits the recruitment of children into armed forces and calls for the reunification of such children with their families or their rehabilitation and reintegration into their communities.”
2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129 (2005) · source
“While we welcome the progress that has been made in some countries, such as Liberia and Afghanistan, my delegation is deeply concerned by the continued use of child soldiers in many situations of armed conflict. We strongly condemn those parties that kill children who wish to opt out of or refuse recruitment. We also condemn all those parties to conflicts that attack schools and hospitals or commit atrocities that are in violation of international humanitarian and human rights law. Stern measures need to be taken against such parties to conflicts. The report of the Secretary-General recommends that action be taken at various levels - national, regional and international, including by the Security Council, which bears the primary responsibility for the maintenance and enforcement of international peace and security.”
2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129 (2005) · source
“It should also be noted that some Governments may be willing to provide such information, but that the information may not be kept in a systematic manner or simply not have been recorded. The establishment of a comprehensive monitoring and reporting system, as recommended by the Secretary-General, has to take these constraints into account. Similarly, in developing such a system, it should be noted that, whereas a generic system may be desirable, there is a need to tailor it to be country- specific, as situations may differ from one country to another. To ensure the availability of monitoring and reporting information, countries that are not willing to provide such information should be helped to develop the needed capacity and encouraged to meet compliance requirements.”
2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129 (2005) · source
“The report is the culmination of a succession of initiatives on behalf of children by the United Nations, beginning with advocacy and followed by standard-setting based on relevant Security Council resolutions to this stage of implementation, contained in the document before us for deliberation by the Council today. The proposals and methodologies for monitoring, reporting and compliance are professionally well- thought-out tools. However, we foresee some difficulties which could be encountered in the collection of information for monitoring and reporting purposes. We are of the view that there is a need for United Nations country teams, and in particular for a focal point for children, to have a dialogue with, and sensitization programmes for, concerned Governments on the need to provide such information.”
2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129 (2005) · source
“In the Declaration, we pledged, amongst other commitments, to strengthen the protection of children affected by armed conflicts, to end the recruitment of children for armed conflicts and to factor issues of protecting children into peacekeeping processes. Nevertheless, the recruitment of children for combat activities by non-State actors and militias continues unabated in many parts of the world. By the same token, several Governments and regimes cannot escape culpability and/or complicity. My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, issued in document S/2005/72.”
2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129 (2005) · source
“Allow me at the outset to express our profound thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Mr. Olara Otunnu, for presenting the insightful and touching report of the Secretary-General. It will, obviously, serve to strengthen our resolve to fully address children's issues, especially as they relate to situations of conflict. My delegation would like to register its appreciation to the delegation of Benin for organizing this open debate on children and armed conflict. The issue before us resonates our commitments in the Declaration and Plan of Action of the World Summit for Children.”
2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129 (2005) · source