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8 June 2015 Press Release on UNSG Report on Children and Armed Conflict

The following statement was issued by Ambassador Dr. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations regarding the annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC):

We deeply regret the Secretary-General’s decision to exclude Israel from the list of parties who commit grave violations against children in armed conflict. This decision strikingly contradicts the UN’s own evidence and the set criteria on this matter.  It is without doubt that Israel, the occupying Power, flagrantly, systematically and grossly commits human rights violations against Palestinian children constituting grave violations that qualify it for such a listing in the annex to the Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC). [Read more…]