Policy Brief: The UN Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on children's rights in armed conflict

Published

August 2009

In 2005, the UN Security Council established a new procedure to monitor and report on violations of children’s rights in times of conflict.

It's known as the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM).

This briefing looks at how the mechanism has changed children’s lives.

It also makes recommendations on how it could be improved.

The briefing reveals:

• What is the MRM?
• How does it work?
• What has been achieved so far?
• What needs to improve?
• What we’re calling for

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