Children in Conflict

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UN warns of spike in grave violations against children in Mali as ‘the new normal’

13 August 2019
Peace and Security

Voicing great concern over a sharp increase in the killing and maiming of children in Mali due to ongoing fighting and instability, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners on Tuesday, called on all warring parties to stop attacks and “keep them out of harm’s way”.

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UN global education envoy urges new funding for ‘lost generation’ of children forced out of classrooms by conflict

19 February 2019
Culture and Education

A child’s “real passport” to the future – education – should be stamped in the classroom, not at a border checkpoint, UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown said on Tuesday. 

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News in Brief 29 January 2019

29 January 2019
News in Brief
  • Nearly $4 billion needed to protect 41 million children from conflict and disaster
  • 700 people detained in one day of Venezuela demonstrations, dozens children
  • Palestine refugees more vulnerable now than in year 2000, warns UN agency chief
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Children suffering ‘atrocities’ as number of countries in conflict hits new peak: UNICEF

28 December 2018
Human Rights

The world “has failed” to sufficiently protect children caught up in conflict and millions more are at risk of harm, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Friday, adding that national leaders need to hold perpetrators of violence more accountable.