NEW YORK: Violence against children caught in multiple and escalating conflicts reached “unprecedented levels” last year, with the highest number of violations in Gaza and the West Bank, Congo, Somalia, Nigeria and Haiti, according to a UN report. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ annual report on Children in Armed Conflict detailed “a staggering 25 percent surge in grave violations” against children under the age of 18 from 2023, when the number of such violations rose by 21 percent.

Le nombre de mineurs victimes de violations graves en zones de conflit a bondi de 25 % l’an dernier par rapport à 2023, rapportent les Nations unies. Les territoires palestiniens…

UN report details unprecedented levels of violence against children in conflict zones, with grave violations increasing by 25%.