A UN Security Council (UNSC) virtual meeting organized by Estonia Friday focussed on the protection of children in armed conflict during the COVID-19 pandemic and in conflict in general.
Estonia s ambassador to the UN, Sven Jürgenson, who chaired the meeting, said: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges of those who have already been put in a vulnerable position by conflict. These include, above all, children. For Estonia, an elected member of the UN Security Council, the protection of children is of utmost importance.
Estonia is in its second year of a two-year non-permanent stint on the UNSC. We must continue to deal with violations against children regardless of the pandemic. We must also remember that the protection of children in conflicts and human rights in general are closely linked to the work of the UNSC in ensuring peace and security, Jürgenson went on, according to a foreign ministry press release.
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Estonia raises the impact of COVID-19 on children in armed conflict at the UN Security Council
7. May 2021 - 15:48
Today 7 May, Estonia is organising an informal virtual meeting at the UN Security Council that focuses on the protection of children in armed conflict during the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting is chaired by Estonian Ambassador to the UN Sven Jürgenson.
Ambassador Sven Jürgenson said the meeting aims at assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violations against children and their monitoring in various conflicts worldwide. “The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges of those who have already been put in a vulnerable position by conflict. These include, above all, children. For Estonia, an elected member of the UN Security Council, the protection of children is of utmost importance, Jürgenson said.
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United Nations Security Council Arria-formula meeting on Children and Armed Conflict
On Friday 7 May at 2.00 PM EST, an informal virtual meeting „Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violations against children in situations of armed conflict” is organised by UN Security Council members Estonia, France, Ireland, Niger, Norway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, United Kingdom, the United States and Viet Nam, together with additional co-sponsors Belgium, Canada, Germany and Sweden.
The objective of the meeting is to assess, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on grave violations against children affected by armed conflict: both the trends in violations that can be attributed to the pandemic, its impact on the capacity for monitoring these violations, as well as on the engagement with parties to conflict to end and prevent grave violations against children. It will also analyse the lessons learned and good practices for the future to ensure better protecti
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