In 2017, 55 UN Member States were founding endorsers of the Vancouver Principles. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Endorsing the Vancouver Principles By bringing countries together, and putting the Vancouver Principles into action, we can make sure children remain children, and build a safer, more just future for all.” “The use of child soldiers has no place in our world.

Preventing the recruitment and use of child soldiers is critical to achieving overall UN peacekeeping mission success and to setting the conditions for lasting peace and security. They comprise 17 principles that focus on preventing the recruitment and use of child soldiers by armed forces and armed groups. The Vancouver Principles are a set of political commitments focused on child protection in peacekeeping, including all stages of a conflict cycle. In November 2017, Canada launched The Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers at the UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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