A/HRC/4/45 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1-5 4 II. ENDING EGREGIOUS VIOLATIONS AGAINST CHILDREN IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT ........ 6 - 18 5 A. Monitoring and reporting for compliance ......................... 6 - 12 5 B. Security Council Working Group ...................................... 13 - 16 9 C. Application of international child protection standards ............................................................................ 17 - 18 10 PROMOTING RIGHTS-BASED PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT ................ 19 - 22 11 A. Girl children ...................................................................... 19 - 20 11 B. Refugee and internally displaced children ........................ 21 - 22 12 MAKING CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT CONCERNS AN INTEGRAL PART OF PEACEKEEPING AND PEACEBUILDING ............................ 23 - 24 12 ADVOCACY AND RAISING AWARENESS WITH REGARD TO ALL OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO WAR-AFFECTED CHILDREN BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER CONFLICT ......................................................... 25 - 35 13 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................... 36 - 39 15 III. IV. V. VI.