In Iraq, the Government signed an action plan to prevent the recruitment of children by the Popular Mobilization Forces and repatriated 1,448 Iraqi children from north-east Syria. In 2022, 2,496 children were deprived of liberty for their actual or alleged association with parties to conflict.Īlso noting positive achievements, she spotlighted the situation in Yemen, where the United Nations signed an action plan with the Houthis to end and prevent violence.
Further, instead of receiving protection, child victims are punished for their circumstances. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, told the 15-nation organ that the Secretary-General’s report on this topic (document A/77/895-S/2023/363) covers 27,800 violations against 18,890 children in 2022 - 8,630 killings or mutilations, 7,622 instances of recruitment and 3,985 abductions.
The Highest-Ever Number of Violations against Children Are Verified in 2022, Briefer Tells Security Council, as Speakers Champion Reintegration and Education Programmes.īriefing the Security Council today, the senior official tasked with advocating for children in armed conflict noted that 2022 held the highest number of grave violations ever verified by the United Nations, with Government armed and security forces the main perpetrators of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access.
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