4-year analysis of six grave violations against children in armed conflict (Sept 2010-Dec 2014)
Monitoring and verification in most conflict-affected areas remains a challenge due to security constraints. The data presented is based on the Report of the Secretary General report on Children and Armed Conflict from September 2010 to December 2014. The data is assessed to underrepresent the severity of the conflict on children and the number of incidents by the parties to the conflict.
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MONITORING AND REPORTING MECHANISM (MRM)
In 2005, the UN Security Council established an unprecedented monitoring and reporting mechanism (MRM) on grave violations against children in armed conflict under its resolution 1612 (SCR 1612). The purpose of the MRM is to provide for the systematic gathering of accurate, timely, objective, and reliable information on grave violations committed against children in situations of armed conflict. This mechanism was designed to ensure coordination and joint advocacy by a range of protection actors in any given country and foster accountability and compliance of parties to conflict with international child protection standards. The MRM is formally established and is mandatory when any party to a conflict in a country situation is listed in the annexes of the annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict.
The MRM is required to monitor, report, and respond to the six grave violations against children in armed conflict as outlined in SCR 1612: killing and maiming of children; recruitment or use of child soldiers by parties to the conflict; abduction of children; attacks against schools or hospitals; rape and other forms of sexual violence against children; denial of humanitarian access to children.