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2019 marked 30 years since the signing of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This convention comprises the protection of children’s rights in a range of situations, one of which is the protection of children in armed conflict. This mandate to protect children in armed conflict has developed a complex infrastructure over the last three decades—an infrastructure made up of non-governmental organizations as well as United Nations working groups. The reporting relationships and mechanisms are somewhat opaque, however UN documents claim success in a particular pillar of child protection in armed conflict: the release and repatriation of child soldiers.
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Bramwell, V. (2021). Children as Soldiers or Civilians: Norms and Politics in the United Nations Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on Children Affected by Armed Conflict. In: Beier, J.M., Tabak, J. (eds) Childhoods in Peace and Conflict. Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74788-6_2
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