The efforts to create a world fit for children, including for those affected by armed conflict, remain a work in progress. Increasingly, regional organizations, prime among them the African Union and its organs, are being asked to play a more meaningful role in pushing for the realization of the rights and protections of children in armed conflict. This piece explores trends and developments in respect of children and armed conflict in Africa, and offers few ideas on how the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, which holds significant promise, can continue to rise to this challenge.

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采取措施而不采取措施？内部人士对在不断变化的武装冲突背景下监测《非洲儿童宪章》执行情况的思考

为包括受武装冲突影响的儿童在内的儿童创造一个适合儿童生存的世界的努力仍在进行中。越来越多的区域组织，其中主要是非洲联盟及其机构，被要求在推动实现武装冲突中儿童的权利和保护方面发挥更有意义的作用。这篇文章探讨了非洲儿童与武装冲突方面的趋势和发展，并没有就拥有重大希望的非洲儿童权利和福利专家委员会如何继续应对这一挑战提出一些想法。