Whilst data for 2021 is not yet available, in 2020, 26,425 grave violations against children were verified by the UN. Every effort should be made to keep these children safe from harm.” “Children are suffering, and children are dying because of this callousness. “Year after year, parties to conflict continue to demonstrate a dreadful disregard for the rights and wellbeing of children,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. This was just the latest high-profile example of the devastating toll conflict takes on children and the ongoing threats to humanitarian workers. Just last week, at least four children were reportedly among the victims as at least 35 people were killed – including two Save the Children staff members - in Kayah State in Eastern Myanmar. NEW YORK, 31 December 2021 – This year has brought a spate of grave violations against children in both protracted and new conflicts, UNICEF warned today.įrom Afghanistan to Yemen, and Syria to northern Ethiopia, thousands of children paid a devastating price as armed conflict, inter-communal violence, and insecurity continued.
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