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Special Security Council hears of record violations against children in conflicts, as UN report sparks outcry over Gaza

Security Council hears of record violations against children in conflicts, as UN report sparks outcry over Gaza

  • Abuses span 25 countries and include killings, maiming, recruitment, abductions, sexual violence, attacks on schools and hospitals, denial of humanitarian aid
  • Israel guilty of most violations by a single country: 2,000 children verified killed or maimed in 2024; UNICEF reports more 50,000 children killed, injured or maimed since Oct. 7, 2023
  • Algerian envoy slams report author over ‘insufficient public engagement’ given scale of Gaza tragedy; US envoy says report does not do enough to highlight Hamas crimes
By Ephrem Kossaify ·