Humanium hat eine gemeinsame Erklärung an den UN-Menschenrechtsrat (HRC) über die Situation von Kindern in bewaffneten Konflikten unterzeichnet. Der im September stattfindende internationale Tage zum Schutz der Bildung vor Angriffen (9. September) und der internationale Friedenstag (21. September) forderten die internationale Gemeinschaft auf, über das Recht auf Bildung, das Recht auf Leben und die Notwendigkeit für Gleichberechtigung, Gerechtigkeit und Frieden auf der ganzen Welt nachzudenken.
Humanium ist stolz darauf, diese gemeinsame Erklärung in Zusammenarbeit mit Save the Children, Human Rights Watch, Child Rights Connect, Child Rights International Network, Defence for Children International, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict und World Vision International verfasst und unterzeichnet zu haben. Die Unterzeichner forderten die UN-Mitgliedstaaten auf, konkrete Maßnahmen zur Entwicklung geschlechtergerechter Aktionspläne zu ergreifen, um sicherzustellen, dass die Kriterien für die Streichung aus dem Jahresbericht des Generalsekretärs zum Thema Kinder und bewaffnete Konflikte auf einer gründlichen und genauen Analyse beruhen, und um den Dialog mit den Staaten zum Schutz der Kinder vor Angriffen auf die Bildung zu verstärken. Humaniums Priorität und Verpflichtung, Kindern gleiche Rechte und faire Lebensstandards zu sichern, erfolgt auf verschiedenen Ebenen, und diese gemeinsame Erklärung ist ein wichtiger Schritt in diese Richtung.
Die vollständige gemeinsame Erklärung ist nachstehend wiedergegeben und ist nur im englischen Originaltext verfügbar.
United Nations Human Rights Council 44th Session
United Nations Human Rights Council 44th Session
Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict 2 – 3 July 2020
Joint statement by Child Rights Connect, Child Rights International Network, Defence for Children International, Humanium, Human Rights Watch, Save the Children, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict and World Vision International
Madam President,
This is joint statement. As an estimated 149 million children continue living in high-intensity conflict zones today, we wish to draw the attention of the Human Rights Council to three critical issues:
First, more consideration is needed on how conflict can deepen existing gender dynamics and inequalities. New analysis[1]outlines the differences between boys’ and girls’ experiences of conflict: girls are at higher risk of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence; boys are more likely to be exposed to killing and maiming, abductions, and recruitment. We call on UN Member States to support and resource adequately the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) to ensure that data collection is sex-disaggregated, and to support the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) on Children and Armed Conflict to develop gender-responsive action plans with full consideration to age, gender and diversity.
Second, we are deeply disappointed and troubled by the recent delisting of the Saudi-led coalition for killing and maiming children in Yemen, and the Tatmadaw for recruiting and using children in Myanmar from the annual report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, including the stated rationale for de-listing that is contrary to the mandate given by the Security Council. Civil society groups have repeatedly raised concerns on the significant disparities between the evidence presented in the report and the parties listed in its annexes. We call to reconsider the delisting; and call for an independent assessment on how the Secretary-General has implemented the 2020 listing and delisting criteria to date and urge the UN to initiate a rigorous and transparent due diligence procedure to ensure the annexes accurately reflect the evidence collected and verified by the UN’s Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism. Less than 24 hours after the delisting of Saudi Arabia 4 children and 9 adults were killed in an airstrike, which hit their car as they returned from the market.
Finally, new research underscores the pressing need for protection, accountability for perpetrators, and remedies for victims of attacks on education facilities and personnel. The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack has documented repeated attacks on education in 37 countries, and military use of schools and universities in 34 countries, over the last five years. We encourage the SRSG (a) to strengthen dialogue with states on endorsement and implementation of the Safe Schools Declaration; (b) to encourage states to take concrete actions to better protect women and girls from attacks on education; and (c) to ensure that the report includes disaggregated data related to attacks on education.
Thank you.
Einleitung geschrieben von by Federica Versea
Übersetzt von Birgit Puttock
