The violations against children exacerbated in 2024, and the largest number in Israel, the occupied Palestinian land, and the Democratic Congo

ATo report Provided by the Special Representative of the Secretary -General of the United Nations concerned with children and armed conflicts to the General Assembly, stated that the largest number of grave violations – verified – occurred in Israel and the occupied Palestinian land, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Nigeria and Haiti.

It was the largest increase in the percentage of violations in Lebanon, Mozambique, Haiti, Ethiopia and Ukraine.

The report stated that the ongoing conflicts in Israel and the occupied Palestinian land, in Sudan, Myanmar and Burkina Faso are the most deadly children.

Violations that were verified by the largest numbers were in order: killing, distortion, preventing humanitarian aid, recruiting and using children, and kidnapping children.

Najat Maali Majeed, the list of the actress of the Secretary -General concerned with children and armed conflicts, said that “Children pay a heavy price. They are hungry, displaced and killed. This stresses the great importance to ensure permanent peace and stability, which is the only way to ensure the protection of children.”

The UN report said that the scope of preventing humanitarian aid has expanded to reach the stimulating levels, as the largest number of humanitarian workers in the field of humanitarian work, including United Nations personnel, was killed, and an unprecedented number of children were deprived of ways to obtain basic and humanitarian services, including the savvy of lives.

The largest number of cases of preventing the arrival of humanitarian aid, from which the United Nations was achieved in Israel and the occupied Palestinian land, Afghanistan and Haiti.

Civil notable attacks and civilian infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, led to a significant increase in the fragility of children, and increased by 44% during 2024. 2374 attacks were verified on schools and hospitals, most of which were in Ukraine, Israel, the occupied Palestinian land, and Haiti.

The report also sheds light on the constant acting of the actress with the parties to build partnerships and eliminate and prevent grave violations. The UN report confirms that working with the parties to conflicts pays its fruits, and examined examples, including the Central African Republic, Yemen, Afghanistan and Sudan. He referred to the demobilization of more than 220,000 children of armed forces and groups.

The report stresses the urgent need to address the conditions of children affected by armed conflicts. The UN official, Najat Maali Majeed, stressed the necessity of preserving the resources of children’s protection and enhancing them at a time when humanitarian needs related to protection for children intensity.

With the approach of the thirtieth anniversary of the state related to children and armed conflicts, the UN official stressed the need for the international community to restore its commitment and reinforce it to the protection of children. “Protecting children contributes to breaking the rings of conflict and violence, and strengthening permanent peace,” she said.

The full report in Arabic on the link.