Citation

Mc Cormick C. Disasters 2013; 37(Suppl 1): S121-S138.

Affiliation

Child Protection Advisor, Save the Children, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/disa.12016

PMID

23905764

Abstract

Children have been affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for several generations. Recent reports(1) state that they are subject to a number of grave violations, ranging from killing and maiming to detention and ill-treatment. The monitoring and reporting mechanism (MRM) for United Nations Security Council Resolution 1612 (2005), although not formally mandated in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), has been successfully adapted and used by humanitarian and human rights agencies to support monitoring, reporting, and responding to violations against children. However, agencies in Israel and the oPt face a number of challenges in doing so, which are common in other countries where the MRM is employed. These include limited recognition and understanding of the issues, insufficient resources, and a difficult operational environment. Despite these challenges, local adaptation of the mechanism to reflect the specific situation of children and close collaboration have enabled these agencies to monitor and respond to violations against children in a more effective manner.

Language: en