Increase in cases of violations against children in 2017
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More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed due to conflict last year, the UN said on Wednesday, including shocking examples of girls being used as “human bombs” by Boko Haram terrorists, and attacks on schools and hospitals.
The 21,000 verified cases of grave violations against children reported in 2017, marked an increase over the previous year, according to the latest UN Secretary-General’s Annual Report on Children and Armed conflict.
Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, presented the report’s findings at UN Headquarters in New York, and spoke to Fatima E. Mendez.
More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed due to conflict last year, according to an UN report, including shocking examples of girls being used as “human bombs” by Boko Haram terrorists, and attacks on schools and hospitals.
Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, presented the report’s findings.