‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double

‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double

Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba unveiled the Secretary-General’s latest annual report, for 2022, which showed there were 27,180 grave violations overall, an increase from the previous year. The recorded violations only refer to verified information, with the likely toll much higher, and cover four categories: recruitment and use of children into…

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First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Sudan

First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Sudan

At the same time, UN agencies are also helping to provide emergency relief support, including the International Organization for Migration (IOM), whose Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) aims at assisting refugees and third country nationals who are desperately trying to flee fighting by escaping to neighbouring countries. Sudan’s national army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),…

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