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  1. “Furthermore, the EU and its member States continue to be strong supporters of the Children, Not Soldiers campaign, and we welcome the significant progress that has been made. The focus in the remaining months of the campaign will be on the implementation of the action plans. The EU stands ready to support Governments in this phase, together with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UNICEF. In concluding, let me underline that the United Nations and its member States should ensure that everything is done to effectively protect children affected by armed conflict and provide them with better prospects for the future.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  2. “In 2015, EU humanitarian aid dedicated over €ll.5 million to specific child-protection activities, including psycho-social support, mine-risk education and actions against the recruitment of child soldiers, as well as their reintegration - for example, in the Syria crisis, in South Sudan, in Ethiopia and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2016, the EU is quadrupling its humanitarian assistance to education in emergencies. The humanitarian projects selected under the €52 million package for education in emergencies will enable safe access to quality education. Recently, the EU also decided to update the list of priority countries on children and armed conflict to align it with the Secretary-General's report.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  3. “The issue of children and armed conflict is mainstreamed in our common security and defence policy, missions and operations. Child protection considerations are addressed during the planning process in new missions and operations, in our predeployment training and in our reporting and review documents. EU development aid supports several projects for child victims of armed conflicts by promoting their safe access to basic services, protecting them from all forms of violence and ensuring their reintegration into societies. Specific projects in this field are supported under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, the Instrument contributing to stability and peace and the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument - for example, in Colombia, Yemen, Ukraine and Syria.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  4. “Last year was marked by very disturbing cases of sexual exploitation and abuse, including by United Nations peacekeepers, other international forces and civilians. In addition to the need for ensuring full accountability, one crucial measure would be mandatory and comprehensive predeployment training on child protection to ensure the effective protection of children on the ground. But there is also progress that can be achieved on this agenda. Colombia is a good example in that regard, with substantial progress achieved in the peace talks and the agreement on the release of children by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. TheEUActionPlanonHumanRightsandDemocracy for the period 2015-2019 ensures a comprehensive human rights approach to conflicts and crises.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  5. “The lists in the annexes to the report are an essential tool in holding the relevant conflict parties accountable for the grave crimes committed against children. It is therefore of the utmost importance to protect the integrity and impartiality of the report, including the listings in its annexes and the children and armed conflict agenda of the Security Council. Ending violations against children and implementing action plans, rather than political or financial pressure, should be the only route to delisting. All parties to a conflict need to be held to the same standards when applying the listing criteria. We fully support the call of the Secretary-General on all parties identified in his report to work with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to protect children in conflicts.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  6. “Governments and all other actors must protect schools and hospitals by upholding the provisions of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. We also see forced displacement as a particular challenge, with an ever-growing number of children fleeing in search of protection, making them particularly vulnerable to crime, such as abduction and sexual violence. Governments must also take urgent action to protect the rights of these children. This year's report is an acute reminder of the vital work of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Children and Armed Conflict and of United Nations agencies, in particular by providing objective and impartial information as the basis for the report.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  7. “Protracted conflicts and humanitarian crises have severe impacts on many children and leave them exposed, inter alia to the threats of violent extremism and displacement, which the Secretary-General rightly highlights in his report (S/2016/360). Violent extremism is significantly affecting children, who often are direct targets, including the abhorrent practice of using children as suicide bombers. Approaches to fighting and preventing violent extremism need to be comprehensive and to address the root causes, such as protracted conflict, but also the lack of good governance, the rule of law or education. We note with growing concern the prevalence of attacks on and the use of schools and hospitals for military purposes.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  8. “Mr. Whiteley: I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania; the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; as well as Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia, align themselves with this statement. I wish to warmly thank today's briefers, and in particular Special Representative of the Secretary- General Zerrougui, to whom we lend our full support. We also want to thank the Malaysian presidency of the Security Council for organizing today's debate. Serious challenges for the protection of children affected by armed conflict remain.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source