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Summary:
"The present report, which has been prepared pursuant to Security Council
resolution 1612 (2005), covers the period from 1 October 2007 to 31 March 2009
and is the second report on children and armed conflict in Myanmar to be presented
to the Security Council and its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict.
The report provides information on the grave violations against children in
Myanmar and identifies State and non-State parties to the conflict responsible for
such violations. It highlights the fact that United Nations agencies and its partners in
Myanmar remain constrained by the absence of an agreed action plan and access and
security impediments which present a challenge for effective monitoring and
reporting efforts, and for the provision of a comprehensive account of grave
violations being perpetrated by a range of armed forces and groups in Myanmar.
The report notes various levels of contact and some progress in establishing
child protection dialogue between the United Nations Resident Coordinator, the
United Nations country team, the country task force and the Government, as well as
some ceasefire groups. It also recognizes several important ongoing initiatives by the
Government of Myanmar to address the issue of underage recruitment into military
service since my first report and pursuant to Security Council Working Group
conclusions, including actions to discharge underage children, and training and
awareness-raising activities for military personnel on international and national law
on the prevention of recruitment of children.
The report stresses the need for the Governments concerned to facilitate
dialogue between the United Nations and the Karen National Union and Karenni
National Progressive Party for the purposes of signing an action plan in accordance
with Security Council resolutions 1539 (2004) and 1612 (2005), following their
initial deeds of commitment.
Finally, the report contains a series of recommendations aimed at securing
strengthened action for the protection of children in Myanmar."
Source/publisher:
United Nations Security Council (S/2009/278)
Date of Publication:
2009-06-01
Date of entry:
2009-06-21
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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