

The present report, prepared following consultations and covering the period from January to December 2020, is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2427 (2018).

“When peace goes missing, children are the first to pay the price of this tragic loss”, she declared. Gamba, hailing the current truce in Yemen’s conflict as an example. “Parties engaged in peace processes and discussions should consider integrating the rights and needs of children into their negotiations as well as their final agreements, as it remains the only way to reach a sustainable peace”, continued Ms. The Special Representative outlined the importance of providing children released from armed forces and groups with appropriate support to reintegrate into their communities. Overall, 12,214 children were released from armed forces and groups in countries including the Central African Republic, Colombia, DRC, Myanmar, and Syria. Walking past the front of their house, Weam, her father and her three cousins were targeted by an anti-personnel drone rocket, which exploded, breaking into thousands of small metallic cubes ‘Peace must prevail’Īmidst the catalogue of violations, progress was made in some regions.
