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2015-06-18
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2015-06-18
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  1. “My country fully subscribes to the need to intensify international and regional efforts to strengthen cooperation in putting an end to the grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict around the world.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source

  2. “More specifically, an awareness-raising campaign in schools is being developed, to be launched with a view to organizing information seminars on the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Furthermore, Greece was among the 39 countries that joined the Safe Schools Declaration in Oslo on 29 May, which calls upon parties to an armed conflict to avoid using educational buildings for military purposes or making them targets of attack. We believe that the Safe Schools Declaration provides a concrete way for countries to commit to protecting children's education, even during armed conflict. In conclusion, let me reiterate that we remain committed to effectively ensuring respect for and protection of the fundamental rights of children as a crucial guarantee for the future of our societies.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source

  3. “In that connection we strongly encourage all States to sign, ratify and fully implement the international human rights framework for the protection of children, including the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. In Greece, by virtue of national legislation in 2011, the recruitment of children in armed conflicts constitutes a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and is punished as such by the national judicial system with at least 10 years of imprisonment. In addition, the competent Greek authorities are currently elaborating an action plan on the rights of the child, which has a distinct chapter on children and armed conflict.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source

  4. “It is crucial that abductions are included in the criteria for listing in the Secretary-General's report on children in armed conflict. Greece welcomes and co-sponsored today's Security Council resolution 2225 (2015), which adds abductions to the criteria for including responsible parties in the Secretary-General's report. The unanimous adoption of this resolution is an important step in enhancing the international community's ability to face this alarming trend and to bring perpetrators to justice. However, much more needs to be done to further strengthen international efforts to protect children in armed conflicts. It is imperative to ensure that children are able to grow up in a safe environment, free from exploitation, abuse and any form of Violence.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source

  5. “Sadly, it includes some of the worst human rights violations a child could experience, including death, abduction and forced recruitment, which take place from Syria and Iraq to Nigeria and South Sudan. Among the unprecedented challenges highlighted in the report, it is particularly alarming that in 2014 there was an upward trend in the abduction of children by armed groups. Abductions of children have been used as a tactic to terrorize ethnic groups or religious communities. In Iraq and Syria, over 1,000 girls and boys were abducted by the so-called Islamic State. In Nigeria, Boko Haram abducted hundreds of women and girls in Chibok. Abductions are often followed by other grave human rights violations, such as recruitment, rape or even killing.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source

  6. “I would like to congratulate the Malaysian presidency for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict, a topic which has been high on the agenda of the Security Council. We would like to thank the Secretary-General, his Special Representative Ms. Leila Zerrougui and the other speakers for their thought-provoking briefings. Greece aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. We would like to add a few words in our national capacity. At the outset, allow me to acknowledge the importance of the monitoring and reporting mechanism pertaining to mass and grave violations against children in armed conflict. The latest report of the Secretary- General (S/2015/409), which lays out gross violations committed against children in armed conflicts, is particularly important.”

    2015-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7466 (2015) · source