About United Nations Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC):

The mandate of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict was created by the UN General Assembly in December 1996 to strengthen the protection of children affected by armed conflict, raise awareness, promote the collection of information about the plight of children affected by war and foster international cooperation to improve their protection.

Strong engagement from the international community and the United Nations’ highest bodies has enabled the Special Representative’s mandate to remain in constant evolution to better address the needs of children affected by war.

The mandate of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict has been renewed and expanded by the General Assembly since 1996, with the latest Resolution (A/RES/72/245) adopted on 24 December 2017.

With this Resolution, the General Assembly renewed the SRSG-CAAC mandate for three years and among other things, requested the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to: “increase her engagement with States, United Nations bodies and agencies, regional organizations and especially subregional organizations and to increase public awareness activities, including by collecting, assessing and disseminating best practices and lessons learned, in accordance with the existing mandate.”