Sweden
We must fight against impunity for perpetrators of grave violations against c...
We must fight against impunity for perpetrators of grave violations against children in armed conflict, including sexual violence, and underscore the importance of national and international accountability mechanisms, in particular the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Security Council should, for example, urgently address the situation in Syria in all its aspects, including on a possible referral to the ICC. We welcome the Special Representative's request for progress in prosecuting crimes of sexual violence at both the national and the international levels.
Ensuring access to health care and education for children in armed conflict m...
Ensuring access to health care and education for children in armed conflict may often be a very challenging task, but it is of great importance. Education is a powerful instrument for preventing young people from involvement with non-State armed groups, and an educated population is an important resource for post-conflict reconstruction, economic development and the building of a just and equal society. Special attention should be given to children, who are typically discriminated against or are at particularly high risk of being subject to violence, especially girls and children with disabilities.