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At Annual Workshop, Global-level Policy Makers Discuss Concrete Actions to Protect Children in War
['Victoria Walker']
Watchlist
Held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions, the two-day workshop brought together UN Security Council members, non-Council Member States, UN offices and agencies, academia, and civil society, to discuss targeted actions to advance the agenda, strengthen the protection of children in war, and address continued and emerging challenges facing children in these contexts. The Permanent Representative of Belgium to the UN, Ambassador Philippe Kridelka, provided reflections on the 2019-2020 chairmanship of the Working Group, and the Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN, Ambassador Mona Juul, outlined priorities for the Working Group and the CAAC agenda in 2021. In a keynote address to close the workshop, Watchlist’s former Advisory Board Chair, Ms.