Belgium’s Chairmanship of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (2019-2020) ; Presidencia de Bélgica del Grupo de Trabajo del Consejo de Seguridad sobre los niños y los conflictos armados (2019-2020) ; Par la présidence belge du Groupe de travail du Conseil de sécurité sur les enfants et les conflits armés (2019-2020)
Children’s rights in general and the UN’s Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Agenda in particular have been a foreign policy priority of the Government of Belgium for decades, both in financial and in policy terms. As a result, awarding Belgium the chairmanship of the Security Council Working Group on CAAC (SCWG-CAAC) was the logical result of this commitment and a unanimous decision by the UNSC members when distributing chairmanships of subsidiary bodies to the incoming non-permanent UNSC members at the end of 2018.This article looks at the objectives of Belgium’s chairmanship of the SCWG-CAA... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
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The Dallaire Institute for Children
Peace and Security |
Sprache: | Englisch Spanish Französisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26609306 |
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Link(s) : | https://ojs.library.dal.ca/allons-y/article/view/11176 |
Children’s rights in general and the UN’s Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Agenda in particular have been a foreign policy priority of the Government of Belgium for decades, both in financial and in policy terms. As a result, awarding Belgium the chairmanship of the Security Council Working Group on CAAC (SCWG-CAAC) was the logical result of this commitment and a unanimous decision by the UNSC members when distributing chairmanships of subsidiary bodies to the incoming non-permanent UNSC members at the end of 2018.This article looks at the objectives of Belgium’s chairmanship of the SCWG-CAAC (2019-2020) and to what extent they were achieved. It furthermore analyzes the SCWG-CAAC conclusions, their structure, and the traditionally challenging points in the negotiations. Finally, the article concludes by reflecting on gaps and opportunities moving forward. ; Este artículo analiza los objetivos de la presidencia de Bélgica del Grupo de Trabajo del Consejo de Seguridad sobre los niños y los conflictos armados (GTCS-NCA) de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) y la medida en que se han materializado. Además, analiza las conclusiones del GTCS-NCA, su estructura y los puntos tradicionalmente complejos en las negociaciones. El artículo concluye con una reflexión sobre las brechas y las oportunidades futuras. ; Cet article examine les objectifs de la présidence belge du Groupe de travail du Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies sur les enfants et les conflits armés (SCWG-CAAC) et dans quelle mesure ils ont été atteints. Il analyse en outre les conclusions du SCWG-CAAC, leur structure et les points traditionnellement difficiles des négociations. Enfin, l'article se termine par une réflexion sur les lacunes et les opportunités à venir.