Efforts to mainstream the protection and rehabilitation of war-affected children are taking hold in many institutions and mechanisms, within and outside the United Nations. In post-conflict situations, children are now receiving higher priority, focus and resource allocation. The recent ending of conflicts in Angola, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka represent a great relief for children who have suffered horribly from those protracted wars, even while the tasks of rehabilitation and healing remain daunting. In spite of these developments, the general situation for children remains grave and unacceptable on the ground. Parties to conflict continue to violate children's rights with impunity. In the course of 2003, this trend has been underscored by the particularly tragic experiences of terror, deprivation and utter vulnerability faced by children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Indonesian province of Aceh, Iraq, Liberia, the occupied Palestinian Territories and northern Uganda. The report is available on the UN website in English, French and Spanish. For more information, contact: Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict United Nations, Room S-3161, New York, NY 10017, US Tel: +1 212 963 3178; Fax: +1 212 963 0807 Email: SRSGCAAC@un.org Website: http://www.un.org/special-rep/children-armed-conflict/index.html Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3777&flag=report