A/HRC/25/42 3. Children 15. Hundreds of children were directly or indirectly exposed to violence, and some directly involved, in the conflict in 2011. Limited efforts have been made thus far to respond to significant psychosocial needs. While UNSMIL has not received credible reports of the recent participation of children in armed brigades, it has documented a number of other grave violations committed against children, including the killing of children during political and other violence and also violations related to the detention of national or migrant minors with adults without due process. 16. The Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Division works closely with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in monitoring violations of the rights of children. It contributes to the annual report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict3 and reports relevant violations to the Security Council by way of the global horizontal note coordinated by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.4 The Division has provided advice on the formulation of model constitutional articles related to the protection of children for submission to the Constitution Drafting Assembly. The Division and UNICEF have also closely cooperated on initiatives seeking to further build the capacity of Libyan NGOs working on child protection issues and have supported Government initiatives related to child protection. In addition, UNSMIL, with UNICEF and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), convened a United Nations-Government task force to improve coordination in addressing, inter alia, the protection of children, especially those affected by conflict. 4. Internally displaced persons 17. As a result of the conflict in 2011, almost 60,000 persons from a number of groups, such as the Tawergha, Mashashiya and Gualish, the Jaramla in Dirj, the S’ian in Zigzaw, the Tabu in al-Kufra and the Tuareg in Ghadames, remain internally displaced.5 The inhabitants of the town of Tawergha are the largest group, totalling about 30,000.6 They were forcibly displaced from their town in August 2011 by armed brigades from Misrata, following allegations of grave human rights abuses committed in Misrata by pro-Qadhafi forces from Tawergha. Members of armed brigades from Misrata have carried out raids against camps for internally displaced persons from Tawergha, resulting in unlawful killings and arbitrary arrests. The local council of Tawergha decided not to proceed with a unilateral return to the town originally scheduled for June 2013, following a commitment by the Government to develop a plan for their return and to improve their living conditions in the meantime. An overall strategy to ensure the return of the Tawergha communities and all other displaced communities to their homes is not yet in place. 18. UNSMIL has provided capacity support to the Office of the Prime Minister on issues related to internally displaced persons, including humanitarian relief to vulnerable groups. The Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Division has advocated for an overall strategy to ensure the return of the displaced in dignity and safety, which 3 4 5 6 6 See, for example, A/67/845–S/2013/245, paras. 80–85. The mandate of the Special Representative addresses six grave violations, specifically the killing or maiming of children, the recruitment or use of children as soldiers, sexual violence against children, attacks against schools and hospitals, denial of humanitarian access for children and abduction of children. For more information see http://childrenandarmedconflict.un. org/publications/WorkingPaper-1_SixGraveViolationsLegalFoundation.pdf. See UNHCR Libya fact sheet available from http://www.unhcr.org/4c907ffe9.html. Ibid.