the network
The Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNETCHAC), launched in November 2020, represents the first International Academic Network with the aim to enhance the role of the Academic Community in the Protection of Children directly and indirectly involved in Armed Conflict.
The activities promoted by UNETCHAC see participation of more than 40 universities and research centers coming from The Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNETCHAC), launched in November 2020, represents the first International Academic Network with the aim to enhance the role of the Academic Community in the Protection of Children directly and indirectly involved in Armed Conflict.
The activities promoted by UNETCHAC see participation of more than 40 universities and research centers coming from different geographical areas such as Europe, Africa, Middle East and Americas; some of these universities and research centers located in conflict zones.
On 31 March 2023, the Association Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNETCHAC) was established (registered in Rome on 6 April 2023, no. 10920, Series 1T, REPERTOIRE N 11 COLLECTION N 5).
Universities with a formal signed agreement
BRAZIL
Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM)
CROATIA
University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Université Panafricaine de Conformité en Océanique (UPACO)
University of Kinshasa
IRAQ
MALTA
University of Malta - Centre for Resilience and Socio - Emotional Health
SLOVENIA
University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Law
SOMALIA
Federation of Somalia Universities (FESU)
SOUTH AFRICA
UKRAINE
Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University
U.S.A
Salem State University - Centre on Childhood and Youth Studies
UNIVERSITIES WITH/WHICH UNETCHAC HAs COLLABORATED OR IS COLLABORATING
ALBANIA
AUSTRIA
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Université Catholique Sancta Marie du Congo
FRANCE
Paul Valery Montpellier University
GERMANY
University of Applied Sciences Regensburg
GHANA
University of Cape Coast (UCC)
GUINEA
Université Général Lansana Conté de Sonfonia-Conakry
IRAQ
AGREEMENT WITH JUDICIAL INSTITUTE OF IRAQ
Rome Italy, 2026
We, the Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNETCHAC), would like to express our sincere gratitude to our Iraqi partners, and in particular to the Judicial Institute of Iraq, for their valuable collaboration, trust, and shared commitment. This partnership represents an important step toward strengthening academic and professional ties, fostering mutual understanding, and promoting the exchange of knowledge and expertise. We look forward to building a lasting and meaningful cooperation that will contribute to our common goals.
AGREEMENT WITH UNIVERSITY OF SIENA
2026
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Department of Political and International Sciences of the University of Siena for the agreement recently established with UNETCHAC. We are pleased to begin this new collaboration and are confident that it will represent an important opportunity for mutual growth and exchange. Our heartfelt thanks also go for the availability and commitment shown in launching this shared initiative.