Summary
The present report, submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) and subsequent resolutions on children and armed conflict, is the fifth report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in the Sudan to be submitted to the Security Council and its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict and the first such report since the secession of South Sudan in July 2011. Covering the period from 1 March 2011 to 31 December 2016, the report is focused on the trends and patterns of the six categories of grave violations committed against children and contains information on the perpetrators and the context in which such violations took place. The progress made by all parties to the conflict in terms of dialogue, action plans and other child protection commitments is also reviewed.
The report contains a series of recommendations aimed at ending and preventing grave violations against children and strengthening child protection in the Sudan.
Connection to Care
Section V. reports the number of children formerly associated with armed groups reunited with their families and UNICEF support for family tracing and reintegration.
