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| − | The '''Optional protocol on the involvement of [[Military use of children|children in armed conflict]]''' is a protocol to the [[Convention on the Rights of the Child]] adopted by |
+ | The '''Optional protocol on the involvement of [[Military use of children|children in armed conflict]]''' is a protocol to the [[Convention on the Rights of the Child]] adopted by General Assembly of the [[United Nations]] on 25 May [[2000]] (resolution |
| − | A/RES/54/263). Its full name is the '''Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict''' and it came into force on |
+ | A/RES/54/263). Its full name is the '''Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict''' and it came into force on 12 February [[2002]]. |
The protocol requires of ratifying governments to ensure that children under 18 years are not recruited compulsorily into their armed forces. It also calls on ratifying governments to do everything feasible to ensure that members of their armed forces who are under 18 years of age do not take part in hostilities. |
The protocol requires of ratifying governments to ensure that children under 18 years are not recruited compulsorily into their armed forces. It also calls on ratifying governments to do everything feasible to ensure that members of their armed forces who are under 18 years of age do not take part in hostilities. |
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The Optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict is a protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by General Assembly of the United Nations on 25 May 2000 (resolution A/RES/54/263). Its full name is the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and it came into force on 12 February 2002.
The protocol requires of ratifying governments to ensure that children under 18 years are not recruited compulsorily into their armed forces. It also calls on ratifying governments to do everything feasible to ensure that members of their armed forces who are under 18 years of age do not take part in hostilities.
See also
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- List of international instruments relevant to the worst forms of child labour
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