UN report shows 2023 was worst year for children in armed conflict

The United Nations says 2023 marked the highest number of violations against children in nearly a decade.

Virginia Gamba, the U.N.’s special representative for children told the Security Council that the U.N. has verified 32,990 grave violations against 22,557 children in 2023.

Gamba said the violations included the killing and maiming of children, followed by recruitment and use, denial of humanitarian access and abduction.

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