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Rising child violations in war “a source of global shame”: Guterres

Rising child violations in war “a source of global shame”: Guterres

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The increased use and abuse of children by warring parties is “a source of global shame”, the UN chief told the Security Council on Tuesday.

António Guterres was briefing the Council on his recently published report on Children and Armed Conflict, for 2016.

More than 8,000 children were killed and maimed during the year, while 14,500 violations were verified.

Matt Wells reports.

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