Improving national capacity to monitor grave violations against children and land mines risks
United Nations Children's Fund

Output 3 aims to continue strengthen the MRM through continuous trainings to community and faith- based organizations, religious and ethnic leaders and networks, UN sister agencies and NGOs across Myanmar including how they can participate through confidential reporting. This work will increasingly target areas where the conflict has continued to persist or expand, including Shan, Kachin, Rakhine and parts of the South East. A stronger emphasis will be placed on developing relationships and reporting channels in non-governmental controlled areas, as engagement with listed armed groups on use and recruitment advances and access to non-governmental controlled areas increases. Information management will be strengthened to capture all grave violations against children is critical, both for engagement with all parties to the conflict, and for evidence based effective advocacy. Adolescents who have been affected by armed conflict will be further engaged. Through their voices, and linked with the peace process, adolescents can ensure that the issues they face are considered in the peace dialogue. Utilizing its convening role, UNICEF will continue to co-chair the national mine risk working group alongside the Department of Social Welfare, and support the decentralized State working group structures that have been established in Kachin, Shan, Kayin and Kayah. Leveraging relationships with the national army there will be a continued effort to bridge mine action NGOs with evolving plans to begin the process of mine clearance. The mine risk working group is proving to be an effective entry point to begin these sensitive discussions both with the national armed forces and non-state armed groups. It is envisaged that clearance is likely to begin in the South East. Coordination with UNMASS, UNDP and the Peace Joint Monitoring Committee will be enhanced to ensure that UN support to mine action is appropriately aligned with the national structures that are already in place. UNICEF will continue to provide leadership in behaviour change to promote knowledge and safe practice towards landmines/ERW. This will include standardization of tools and training as well as specific considerations on gender and diversity, including analysis on the distinct mobility patterns/exposure to risk by sex and age.

By 2022, key civil society groups and Government actors have improved capacity to monitor grave violations against children and risks related to land mines/ERW and advocate for prevention and accountability of parties to conflict.

The vulnerable childer and their families