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Gender dimensions of youth affected by armed conflict
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: World Youth Report 2005 , pp 144-192
- Publication Date: October 2006
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/a2a423af-en
- Language: English
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International interest in the situation of youth affected by armed conflict has increased in recent years alongside growing attention to the situation of children affected by armed conflict. The almost universally ratified Convention on the Rights of the Child and its optional protocols, as well as the reports on children and armed conflict prepared by Graf a Machel for the United nations, have focused global attention on children and war. There have been a number of promising developments in working with youth in conflict and post-conflict settings, ranging from initiatives supporting youth civic participation and leadership to programmes addressing youth health, education and economic development. Toung people and those working on their behalf have urgently called for more systematic and integrated support of youth rights and capacities, including efforts to bridge major gender divides (including economic, legal and social divides).
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