Protection of Children Affected by Armed Conflicts

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 101Promotion and protection of the rights of children, published in 1995.

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2 versions · 1994–1995

1995A/RES/49/209Protection of children affected by armed conflictsLatestCompare with previous version
1994A/RES/48/157Protection of children affected by armed conflicts

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What subjects does this mandate have?

11 topics

Child Nutrition Children in Armed Conflicts Emergency Relief Experts Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Humanitarian Assistance Maternal and Child Health Medical Treatment Recommendations Rights of the Child Treaties

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Expresses grave concern about the tragic situation of children in many parts of the world as a result of armed conflicts;

Calls upon States fully to respect the dispositions contained in the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the Additional Protocols thereto, of 1977, as well as those in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which accord children affectated by armed conflicts special protection and treatment;

Recognizes that children in situations of armed conflict and in the immediate aftermath of armed conflict have the right to adequate nutrition, proper medical care and shelter;

Also recognizes the right of expectant mothers to the same care and protection, under similar circumstances;

Requests Member States and United Nations agencies, within the scope of their respective mandates, to undertake appropriate measures to facilitate the extension of humanitarian assistance and relief and humanitarian access to children in situations of armed conflict and the immediate aftermath of such conflict;

Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General of 20 September 1994 on concrete measures taken to alleviate the situation of children in armed conflicts;

Requests the Secretary-General to report on the concrete measures which have been taken to alleviate the situation of children in armed conflicts, based on the information to be provided by Member States and United Nations bodies and organizations, as well as by other relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on its fifth session and the recommendations contained therein concerning the situation of children affected by armed conflicts;

Welcomes the appointment of an expert to undertake a comprehensive study of this question, with the mandate established by the General Assembly in resolution 48/157;

Takes note of the progress report of the Secretary-General of 4 November 1994 on the work of the above-mentioned expert;

Notes that support is provided to the expert jointly by the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat and the United Nations Children's Fund;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Centre for Human Rights is provided, within existing resources, with the staff and other resources it requires to assist the expert in the effective discharge of her mandate;

Requests Member States and United Nations bodies and organizations, as well as other relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross, to contribute to the study referred to in paragraph 9 of the present resolution;

Invites the Commission on Human Rights to consider the study at its fifty-first session;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the study to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session;

Decides to consider this question at its fiftieth session under the item entitled "Promotion and protection of the rights of children".

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