A/HRC/28/54 out to regional organizations to mobilize support with regard to expertise, advocacy and capacity-building. 18. The momentum generated by the “Children, Not Soldiers” campaign is encouraging. The Special Representative continues to reach out to Member States and all relevant partners to mobilize political, technical and financial support to fully implement the action plans and reach the objective of no children in government forces in conflict by 2016. B. Progress with non-State armed groups 19. Despite the ongoing challenges in respect of access to and dialogue with non-State armed groups to end grave violations against children, the number of public statements and command orders issued by armed groups prohibiting the recruitment and use of children has increased. That trend was observed in a number of situations and provided a basis for building momentum to address grave violations against children by armed groups. 20. Fifty-one armed groups are included in the lists annexed to the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict (A/68/878-S/2014/339). Those groups are very diverse in nature, which requires different strategies of engagement, and the implementation of child protection commitments may vary considerably. Advocacy strategies require the identification of specific incentives based on the military structure, size, modus operandi and other characteristics of armed groups. Taking those aspects into account, concrete commitments are then identified by the United Nations and translated into activities and measures with the armed group concerned, culminating in an agreed action plan. 21. A multi-dimensional approach is also required to engage non-State armed groups to advocate for compliance with international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties to a conflict. In that spirit, the Special Representative continued to engage with mediators, special envoys and regional organizations to integrate the protection of children into peace-making initiatives on a case-by-case basis. During the reporting period, the Special Representative maintained dialogue with the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, the former Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, the Deputy Mediator of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for South Sudan, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Yemen and representatives of the Gulf Initiative. She also engaged regularly with mediators involved in peace efforts, including representatives of third-party governments, the African Union, the Economic Community of Central African States, IGAD and the United Nations. 22. That approach has assisted in the effort to gain commitments and positive developments from a number of non-State actors on the recruitment and use of children and the prevention of other grave violations throughout the reporting period. In the Philippines, during the course of 2014, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front renewed its commitment to its Action Plan to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children, which was signed in August 2009. 23. In the Central African Republic, the United Nations successfully advocated with both the ex-Séléka and the anti-Balaka groups. The ex-Séléka leadership committed to take measures against the recruitment and use of children and disseminated command orders among its ranks with the support of the United Nations, which resulted in the release and separation of over 70 children. Dialogue continued with field commanders of anti-Balaka units, resulting in the separation of children in several instances. Discussions were also held with United Nations and African Union partners to ensure that commitments to end the recruitment and use of children and other grave violations against children would be 7