Currently, the Vancouver Principles is endorsed by close to 100 UN member states, 55 of whom are founding members.
Countries that endorse the Vancouver Principles commit to providing the military and police personnel who deploy on peacekeeping operations with training focused on preventing the recruitment and use of child soldiers, and how to act and react appropriately when child soldiers are encountered. Â Whereas other documents are internal to the UN, the Vancouver Principles affirms commitments by member states to the training, planning, and conduct of their own forces.