315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF

315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF

The UN-verified figures were reported by the agency as States, donors and the humanitarian community meet in Norway, for the Oslo Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict. The 315,000 incidents were recorded in more than 30 conflict situations across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. They include more than 120,000 children killed or maimed;…

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UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify

UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify

WFP’s Country Director in Sudan, Eddie Rowe, told reporters in Geneva that in a major breakthrough, the agency distributed food assistance to 15,000 people in both Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) controlled areas of Omdurman, part of the Khartoum metropolitan area, beginning on Saturday. Speaking from Port Sudan, Mr. Rowe highlighted other recent…

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