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Zerrougi

lines on the record: 13
first: 2015-03-25
most recent: 2015-03-25
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“To put an end to and prevent the recruitment of children in national armed and security forces also requires that measures be put in place that will help these Governments and the international community address the Violations committed by non-State actors against children. In conclusion, I urge the Council to continue its efforts and use all of the tools at its disposal to protect children affected by armed conflicts. Its mobilization and support are indispensable in order to address new challenges and better protect children.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“It was launched jointly with UNICEF and aims, as the Secretary-General pointed out, to put an end to the recruitment and use of children by Government armed forces in conflict by the end of 2016. The Council's support has enabled us to make significant progress. However, a little less than two years away from that deadline, a tremendous amount of work remains to be done. The conflicts in South Sudan and in Yemen remind us that the progress made can be reversed and give rise to new challenges. It is essential that we learn lessons from these crises and work with all our partners to build on what has been achieved and ensure that the measures put in place are institutionalized and sustained. I should like to stress that the majority of the armed groups mentioned by the Secretary-General operate in the countries covered by the campaign.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“It is also a tool for preventing the recruitment of children. Nevertheless, is not always easy to develop and support programmes that are well adapted to the needs of children and communities where opportunities are limited. New challenges can be seen with regard to the reintegration of children associated with extremist groups, who have been exposed to their violence and indoctrinated by a radical ideology. The impact of their association with such these groups can mark them for life. Their reintegration requires structured programmes that are specially adapted for their needs. That is why I call for the Council's support for such programme, which are essential to rebuilding the future of these children and their communities. The campaign "Children, Not Soldiers" is a little more than a year old now.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“That is the only way to isolate them, delegitimize their speech and rally the support of the people. Furthermore, it is not uncommon for children involved in or suspected of association with armed groups are arrested and detained, sometimes in deplorable conditions and without charge or trial. When they are charged, they are brought before special or military courts, which deprives them of their right to impartial justice or any kind of reparations and does not take into account their status as minors. Children associated with armed groups are first and foremost victims, victims of these groups and of our inability to ensure their protection. I would like to take this opportunity to plead in their favour. The successful reintegration of children from armed groups is an essential component of sustainable peace.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“The initiatives taken by States and the entire international community to address the threat that extremist groups pose to international peace and security are needed, but we need to ensure that such measures do not create new risks for children. The answer, therefore, as the Council has often reminded - and I thank it for that ~ must be conducted in compliance with international humanitarian, refugee and human rights law. The measures taken to combat these groups should be well supervised to prevent Violations and the stigmatization of entire communities. That is all the more important given the fact that militias are often associated with the fight against terrorism. The response must also address the root causes that have led to the emergence of these groups.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“For armed groups unreceptive to a dialogue with the United Nations, it is imperative to identify and activate the pressure means that each of us can use to get them to stop Violations against children. A multidimensional approach is needed. In addition to military pressure, which is beneficial in some situations, we must not overlook the importance of legal pressure and sanctions. But to achieve that we must work to strengthen the national judicial response and international cooperation in criminal matters. Those tools are essential to combatting impunity, terrorism and transnational organized crime.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“It is also the case in Mali, where the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission has been given a commitment by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad and and other armed groups to stop violations against children. Mediation and peace processes represent an entry point for securing firm commitments from the parties to halt and prevent violations. That was possible both in the Central African Republic with the Brazzaville agreement, as well as in the context of the peace process in the Philippines. However, we need to ensure that child protection is part of coherent and systematic negotiations and that it be reflected in any peace agreement. I ask for the support of the Council and all partners in including child protection as essential for building a lasting peace.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“The United Nations and other stakeholders from civil society are also engaged on the ground to stop the violations and negotiate the release of children. That is the case particularly in South Sudan, where the David Yau Yau armed group recently released and handed over more than 1,300 children to national and international child protection personnel. In the Central African Republic and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Nations awareness-raising activities with armed groups led to the release nearly 4,000 children in 2014. In Darfur, an ongoing commitment on the part of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur has led some groups to take concrete measures to end the recruitment and use of children.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“While progress has been made, much remains to be done to effectively address the challenges and complexity of the situations faced by girls. It is important to remember that it is possible to engage in constructive dialogue with armed groups, although such groups are not a homogeneous. Their structure, claims and aspirations are diverse. Access and communication with them are not always easy. As part of my mandate, I try to favour an approach that takes into account the context and uses every opportunity possible for engagement. As we commemorate the tenth anniversary of resolution 1612 (2005), Iwant to emphasize that the tools adopted by the Council have shown their effectiveness. The majority of the 23 action plans signed so far has been with armed groups. Other dialogue processes are under way.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“That is why I call on the Council to give its full attention to this disturbing phenomenon. Schools and hospitals are not spared, as evidenced by the recurrent attacks by Boko Haram and the attack last December by Tahrik-i-Taliban on school in Peshawar, in which 132 children were massacred and 133 injured. But schools are not only attacked in order to kill, they are also to indoctrinate and radicalize future generations. In virtually every conflict situation, girl victims too often remain in the shadows. They suffer the same abuse as boys, but also the violence that affects simply for being girls. They are raped, "married" to armed groups or forced into sexual slavery. Their right to education is denied.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“As he also just mentioned, armed groups professing extremist ideologies seize large areas, erase borders, use increasingly brutal tactics and take advantage of modern communication technologies as part of their recruitment campaigns as well as to illustrate their brutality. As evidenced by the actions of Daesh and Boko Haram, mass abduction of women and children is becoming a tactic of war routinely used to terrorize, humiliate and subjugate entire communities. Abducted children are also used for recruitment purposes and to carry out all sorts of tasks, including acting as human shields and using little girls to commit suicide attacks. The abduction of children has always been a component of conflicts, and we report annually to the Council on such violations. However, mass kidnappings have increased in several conflict zones.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“The members of the Council have just returned from the Central African Republic, where thousands of children continue to be associated with armed groups. The challenges to protecting them certainly did not escape the Council. Today's debate is for all those children, for we must continue our efforts and adapt our response to the enormous challenges that face us. As the Secretary-General reminded us, armed groups constitute the vast majority of perpetrators of violations against Children. They make up 51 of the 59 actors listed in the annexes to the reports of the Secretary-General on the situation of children in armed conflict.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source
“Let me first thank France for organizing this open debate on the plight of children in armed conflict, and for its continued support for my mandate. I am delighted that the Security Council continues to consider the issue of children affected by armed conflict as a priority. However, I find it regrettable that, in spite of the consensus and our combined efforts to spare children the horrors of war, we are faced with new challenges every year. At the beginning of 2015, it is the Violence of armed groups and the brutality with which they treat children that pose our major challenge. That is the case in Syria, Iraq and Nigeria, but also in other countries. Recurring conflicts have intensified, and the growth of armed groups is taking on alarming proportions.”
2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source