China News Service, United Nations, June 21. A report released by the United Nations on the 21st stated that armed conflicts around the world caused about 26,500 serious violations of the human rights of children and children in 2020, and more than 19,300 children were victimized.

  The report is titled "The Deprived Childhood and the Future to Be Repaired: The New Coronary Pneumonia Pneumonia Pandemic Exacerbates the Vulnerability of Children and Children in Armed Conflict."

The report counts the armed conflicts in 21 countries and regions around the world in 2020, of which Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan and Syria have the most serious problems.

  In 2020, wars and conflicts around the world resulted in 8422 children being killed or injured or disabled; 8521 were forced to become juvenile soldiers on the battlefield; 3202 were kidnapped; 1268 were raped and other forms of sexual assault, of which about 98% were women; assaults There were 856 incidents in schools or hospitals; according to incomplete statistics, there were as many as 4,156 incidents in which armed organizations and other conflict parties obstructed humanitarian assistance.

Compared with 2019, the total number of assault incidents has increased by about 1,500, but the number of kidnapping incidents has increased by 90%, and rape and other forms of sexual assault incidents have surged by 70%.

  According to the report, about 64% of all violations were committed by non-state actors; 20% were committed by state actors (including some international forces); for the rest of the incident, the responsible party was not yet clear, and some were committed. Caused by firefighting, bombs, landmines, etc.

  The United Nations is promoting 17 action plans to address violations of children and adolescents; through communication and consultation, the United Nations has prompted conflict-related parties to make 35 new commitments to protect children and adolescents; with the intervention of the United Nations, more than 12,600 children have been released by armed organizations .

Despite these progresses, the report admits that the child protection capacity in conflict areas is stretched and funds are severely insufficient.

The new crown pneumonia pandemic has made the situation worse. In addition to the impact of the disease itself, the prevention and control measures taken in many regions have made the work of UN child protection inspectors and experts more difficult.

  The report pointed out that the key to preventing and eliminating serious violations of children and children in armed conflicts is to continuously contact and negotiate with all parties to the conflict.

The report specifically calls on UN member states to intensify their efforts to support communication and consultation between UN agencies and non-state actors.

In addition, the international community should strengthen the ability to monitor and report on the situation of children in armed conflict; provide stronger political and financial support for the protection of children and children; promote practical and effective protection guidelines in conflict areas; countries should earnestly implement them Obligations related to international conventions; strengthen the community’s awareness of violations of children and children in armed conflict; the parties responsible for the violations must be held accountable; in the process of post-conflict reconstruction, we must focus on helping the children and children reintegrate into society

  The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict (Virginia Gamba) emphasized that the international community must ensure that there are sufficient resources to protect children in conflict. “We must provide children with a childhood free of violence and abuse.”

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