(Relief Web) – Children in warzones are subjected to killing, maiming, torture, recruitment into armed forces, sexual violence, and forced displacement: there is no need to emphasize the horrific impact of armed conflict on children in today’s conflict zones. It is worrying, then, that there are certain states that would like to see the issue of children and armed conflict given less attention as a priority thematic issue in the UN Security Council.
Despite Realities, Security Council Attention Wanes on Children in Armed Conflict
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