Concern of the United Nations about the conditions of children in war-torn areas

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): In this report, it is said that 24,000 cases of serious violations against children have been highlighted in 2021.
 
According to this report, more than 8 thousand children have been killed or maimed, including in Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen.
 
Out of nearly 24,000 cases of serious violations against children (an average of 25 cases per day), more than 5,200 cases are related to girls and more than 13,600 cases are related to boys.
 
According to this report, 1,600 children have been victims of multiple assaults.
 
Remains of unexploded ammunition, improvised bombs and landmines have been the main cause of killing and maiming more than eight thousand children.
 
Also, according to this report, children are still being recruited by armed groups, whose number reaches more than 6,300 people.
 
The regions where the most children were affected by severe violations in 2021 were Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
 
Virginia Gamba, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, said in the report that the terrible conditions suffered by children in armed conflicts cannot be described in words.
 
Ms. Gamba added that those who survive these crises will be affected by deep physical and emotional scars for the rest of their lives.
 
"This report is a call to intensify work to better protect children during armed conflicts and ensure that they are given a real chance to recover and flourish," She said.
 
Meanwhile, in 2021, two types of offenses showed a sharp increase: kidnapping and sexual violence, including rape, which according to this report both increased by 20 percent.