Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (2000)

The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict aims to protect children from recruitment and use in hostilities. The Protocol was adopted by the General Assembly on 25 May 2000 and entered into force on 12 February 2002.

Status of signatures

Benin

Signed: Yes
Date Signed: 22/02/2001
Ratified: Yes
Date of Ratification: 31/12/2002
Domestication: No

Kenya

Signed: Yes
Ratified: Yes
Domestication: No

Signed: Yes
Ratified: Yes
Domestication: No

Lesotho

Signed: Yes
Date Signed: 06/09/2000
Ratified: No
Domestication: No

Mozambique

Signed: Yes
Ratified: Yes
Domestication: No

Nigeria

Signed: Yes
Ratified: No
Domestication: No

Zambia

Signed: No
Ratified: No
Domestication: No

Further information

Last update

24/05/2023, 16:54