Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263 of 25 May 2000
entry into force 12 February 2002
The States Parties to the present Protocol,
Encouraged by the overwhelming support for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, demonstrating the widespread commitment that exists to strive for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child,
