2018 becomes the year with the most children killed and inju

Dołączył: 09 Mar 2024 Posty: 1

More than , children were killed, injured, maimed, forcibly recruited and abducted, or suffered sexual abuse and other violations of their human rights during , according to the latest Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict published this Tuesday. . Of that figure, more than half corresponds to those who lost their lives or who were seriously injured, such as the loss of a member of their body, mainly due to incidents of crossfire, remains of explosives of war, land mines and other actions of combat perpetrated by both non-state groups, state actors and multinational forces.

In this way, becomes the year with the highest levels of children killed or injured in an armed conflict since the United Nations began monitoring and reporting this serious Iraq Telegram Number Data violation. Additionally, the recruitment and use of children as soldiers continued in with more than , children involved in frontline combat or playing other support roles in conflicts globally. “It is immensely sad that children continue to be disproportionately affected by armed conflict, and it is horrifying to see them killed and maimed as a result of hostilities,” says Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict The Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba , regretted that for the last three years, each year.

The actors dedicated to the protection of children in conflicts have been reduced and warned that, if this continues , “there will be no possibility of monitoring or reporting on anything.” In her view, “it is ridiculous to cut the cost of peacekeeping missions to their softest tissue,” she said. Virginia Gamba added that “it is immensely sad that children continue to be disproportionately affected by armed conflict, and it is horrible to see them killed and maimed as a result of hostilities”, therefore, “it is imperative that all parties prioritize the protection of the children,” he demanded. For Gamba, that imperative is also urgent: “This cannot wait: the parties to the conflict must protect children and implement tangible measures to end and prevent these violations.

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