A/HRC/9/3 page 2 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1-5 3 II. ISSUES OF CONCERN AFFECTING CHILDREN IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT .................................. 6 - 13 4 SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT ...................................... 14 - 35 6 REMAINING CHALLENGES INVOLVING CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT ................................................................. 36 - 38 12 V. WORKING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM .......................................................... 39 - 43 12 44 - 50 13 III. IV. VI. RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................. Annexes I. II. List of parties that recruit or use children in situations of armed conflict on the agenda of the Security Council, bearing in mind other violations and abuses committed against children ............................................................................................... 15 List of parties that recruit or use children in situations of armed conflict not on the agenda of the Security Council, or in other situations of concern, bearing in mind other violations and abuses committed against children .......................................... 17