The event focused on protecting the rights of children with disabilities in armed conflict and provided an opportunity to follow up on discussions from Watchlist’s February policy workshop on children and armed conflict (CAAC). In her office’s recent anniversary study, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict noted that children with disabilities have not been given sufficient space within implementation of the UN’s children and armed conflict mandate, including a competent workforce to address their rights and needs and using appropriate, sensitive, and inclusive language.