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SGTM 5 C: Child Protection

SGTM 5 C: Child Protection. Children’s rights Impacts of conflict Protection activities What can we do?. Who is a child? Girls and boys vulnerable War violates rights. Every peacekeeper must uphold international principles of children’s rights.

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SGTM 5 C: Child Protection

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  1. SGTM 5 C: Child Protection

  2. Children’s rights • Impacts of conflict • Protection activities • What can we do?

  3. Who is a child? • Girls and boys vulnerable • War violates rights

  4. Every peacekeeper must uphold international principles of children’s rights

  5. Convention on the Rights of the Child • Article 3: Acting in best interests • Article 12: Express own views freely

  6. Basic needs denied • Sexual abuse • Land mines, violence • Refugees, displacement

  7. Violence→ traumatized children Poor food and health care→ malnourished children Separation from family→ orphaned, homeless children

  8. Child soldiers: under 18 yearsof age • Forced or best chance forsurvival • Fighters, servants, spies,sex slaves

  9. Child Soldiers Reporting Checklist • Commander(s) • Unit • Place of origin,family • Names • Numbers • Sex • Condition

  10. Prevent • Assist • Monitor, report • Advocate, educate • Support agencies

  11. Uphold human rights • Monitor, report violations • Protect children

  12. Children’s rights • Impacts of conflict • How peacekeepers can help

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