Despite undeniable progress in recent years on the agenda of children and arm...

Despite undeniable progress in recent years on the agenda of children and armed conflict made as a result of the cooperation among the Organization, Governments and civil society, thousands of children continue to be recruited as soldiers, sexually abused and excluded from the right to education and other basic services. The efforts and resources devoted by the international community since the adoption of resolution 1261 (1999) makes it possible for us today to use tools to monitor and prevent the recruitment of children in specific contexts, but it is clear that those are not enough. As with other functions of the Organization in the maintenance of peace and international security, the agenda of children and armed conflict calls for financial, human and technical capacities that are tailored to the needs in the field.