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Statement to the UN Security Council on Child Protection in Peace Processes
['Adrianne Lapar']
Watchlist
On February 12, 2020, Belgium, in its capacity as President of the UN Security Council, convened a Council briefing on children and armed conflict, entitled “Integrating child protection into peace processes to resolve conflict and sustain peace.” The Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict conducted an analysis of ceasefire and peace agreements to assess how well they address child protection. Peace agreements are most likely to address the issue of child soldiers, but they often fail to address justice for child soldiers as victims or accountability for the leaders who have recruited children.