SOUNDBITE (English) Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, United Nations: In 2022, the United Nations verified 3,931 incidents of the denial of humanitarian access to children.”ġ1. But this, too, is increasingly under threat. “In situations of conflict, when protection, education, healthcare, food production systems, water facilities, and essential services are weakened or broken down, the only hope left for children and communities often comes in the form of humanitarian assistance. The crimes committed against these children are horrifying.”ĩ. Some cases were so severe that they resulted in the death of the victims.
1,165 children, almost all of them girls, were raped, gang-raped, forced into marriage or sexual slavery, or sexually assaulted. “Rape and sexual violence against children, although chronically underreported, was also verified at high levels. 8,630 children were either killed or maimed, 7,622 children were recruited and used, and 3,985 children were abducted.”ħ. These include 2,880 violations that were late verified.
“27,180 grave violations against 18,890 children were verified by the United Nations last year. 18,890 children were affected last year, and yet their stories are not told.”ĥ. “We should never forget that behind each verified violation is the life of a child, with its own individual story. Med shot, Gamba taking seat, Security Councilģ. DATELINE: 5 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILEĢ.
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