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But there is a more fundamental issue. We still do not treat children as equal holders of human rights—with their own distinct set of rights—or regard their protection as a paramount consideration. Of course this applies to the much wider issue of violence in the home outside of conflict settings.

Violence against children, like domestic violence, is rooted in low human rights standards, gender inequality and unequal power dynamics. The system is rigged against them.

The U.N. Convention on The Rights of the Child set out minimum standards for the protection of children. It is a tool to insist on and measure better treatment for children. We should use it. It requires states to take all feasible measures to ensure protection and care of children who are affected by an armed conflict. As the Machel report noted, “if the Convention on the Rights of the Child were to be fully implemented during armed conflicts, this would go a long way towards protecting children.”

We need to show children that we are serious about accountability when their rights are violated, and that conflicts are no exception. There is an overwhelming case for the establishment for an permanent impartial international body that can gather and preserve evidence of sexual violence and other war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in conflict settings, including children’s rights specifically.

And when children are displaced by conflict, the least we can do is to uphold their right to seek safety. Even though children make up 40% of all displaced people worldwide, funds donated for U.N. child protection programs make up less than 1.5% of all humanitarian funding.

This is when we collectively must show our humanity. Investment in a stable and safe world begins with the protection of children.

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