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[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

📣NEW: Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update

July's CAAC Update covers @1612Watchlist's recommendations to the UN Security Council and its Working Group for the protection of #children in #Haiti, #Israel/#OPT, and #Somalia.

Read the full update here: https://t.co/FYviyilFb7

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

New: Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update

May's CAAC Update covers recommendations to the UN Security Council and its working group on the open debate on PoC and for the protection of children in #Myanmar and #Syria.
https://t.co/nwQoK1leI2

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

We're hiring!

Applications for Watchlist's next Grants and Operations Coordinator are now being accepted! Apply by May 8, 2026. Information on the role and how to apply can be found at https://t.co/aN4VpMOY4B.

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

NEW: "A Credible List:" Recommendations for the Secretary-General's Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict

Read the full report here: https://t.co/MwYGlwDa40

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

NEW: CAAC Monthly Update Available Now

April's CAAC Update covers recommendations to the UNSC and its Working Group for the protection of children in Haiti, South Sudan, and Yemen.

See all the recommendations here: https://t.co/6KjiFKAUje

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

NEW: We are pleased to share @1612Watchlist's latest report: "Implementing the Vancouver Principles: Lessons from Ghana, Italy, Pakistan, Senegal, and Uruguay."

Read the full report here: https://t.co/6d6zlTcwhP

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

NEW: Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update - March 2026

This month's update provides recommendations to the UN Security Council and its Working Group for the protection of children in Afghanistan, Colombia, and DRC.

Read the full update here: https://t.co/hGjC12k47E

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

NEW! Watchlist is pleased to announce the publication of its new report "Children and Armed Conflict in the Philippines: Domestic Law and Policy."

Read the full report here: https://t.co/iC2Kdob1Tu

[Security Council Report @SCRtweets]

On 12 and 13 February 2026, @SCRtweets, @1612Watchlist, @MaltaUNMission, and @childreninwar convened the second annual capacity-building retreat for the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (#CAAC). The retreat covered:

🔷 The mandate of the working group and its tools
🔷 The work of the monitoring and reporting mechanism
🔷 How Council products are used by child protection actors on the ground
🔷 An interactive session on the negotiation of conclusions

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

In Haiti, violence continues to create a cycle of suffering as the number of children joining armed groups soars.

“Children associated with armed groups must not be treated as perpetrators.” - @unicefchief

Details on UNICEF’s response: https://t.co/BMy6Zykp6I #RedHandDay

[UNICEF Moçambique @UNICEF_Moz]

Children should be at school. Not at war.
RT if you agree.
#ChildrenNotSoldiers
#RedHandDay

[Germany in the United Nations @GermanyUN]

We raise our hands against the abuse of child soldiers. They are robbed of their childhood - and of their future. Deeply traumatized, they struggle to find their place in society. 🇩🇪 is committed to protect the rights of children in armed conflicts at the 🇺🇳 & beyond. #RedHandDay

[Geneva Call @genevacall]

Children are particularly vulnerable to harm during armed conflict and must be protected.

At Geneva Call, we engage armed groups to ensure respect for the prohibition on recruiting and using children in armed conflict.

Let's end child recruitment together. #RedHandDay

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Ali (name changed), 15, and his friends were threatened by armed groups in Haiti trying to recruit them.

He recounts his experience and how a UNICEF-supported space is helping him heal.

This #RedHandDay, watch and share his story.

[ICRC @ICRC]

For some children living in areas affected by armed conflict, war is not just about losing their childhood, but also about being used and/or recruited by armed actors.

These minors are victims.

They deserve protection, care, and sustained support to heal.

#RedHandDay

[Plan International @PlanGlobal]

On #RedHandDay, we’re thinking of all children affected by conflict & crisis. 1 in 4 children worldwide lives in a conflict-affected country - conditions that drive child marriage.

Watch Maria’s story made in collaboration with @Refugees below.
#EndChildMarriage

[Portugal at the UN @Portugal_UN]

On #RedHandDay, 🇵🇹 deplores use of child soldiers.

From Africa to Middle East, from forgotten conflicts to headline wars, children are still being forced to fight battles that are not theirs.

Nour, Joelle, Andriy, & thousands + children, belong in schools, not on battlefields.

[UN Peacekeeping @UNPeacekeeping]

#RedHandDay calls for urgent political action to end the recruitment and use of children by armed forces & armed groups.

@UN peacekeeping missions in #SouthSudan 🇸🇸, #CAR 🇨🇫& #DRC 🇨🇩 work towards their release and prevent their recruitment and use.

#InvestInPeace
@childreninwar

[Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace & Security @DallaireInst]

On #RedHandDay, we raise our red hand for children in northern Mozambique.

Abduction and recruitment and use must stop.

We call for prevention, clear handover protocols for children, and full implementation of the Vancouver Principles.

Full statement: https://t.co/vk6tPVihky

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

The listing of perpetrators in the annexes of the SG's annual reports on #CAAC remains one of the most powerful tools to promote #accountability today. Listing & delisting must be credible & evidence-based without exception. https://t.co/kx4iZh5RRd

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

Today marks #RedHandDay. As we close #RaiseYourRed, our red hands are raised high to demand an end to the recruitment & use of children. Our hands are raised for protection, prevention & accountability. We commit to a better future for children in armed conflict.

[Watchlist @1612Watchlist]

#Accountability is essential for protecting children in armed conflict & ending recruitment & use and other grave violations of their rights. Holding perpetrators to account increases costs of noncompliance w/intl law, deters future violations & better protects children.