Children and armed conflict: towards a policy consensus and future agenda – ten years after the Machel Study [WP840]

This conference discussed the following points:

• How can challenges facing children in war situations best be addressed in the context of protection of civilians?
• How can children best be protected in war time and assisted after war?
• How can child abductions, recruitment and use of child soldiers and denial of access to vital services be prevented?
• How can sexual exploitation of children be eradicated?