US EditionUN: Violence against children in conflict reached ‘unprecedented levels’ in 2024, with Gaza worst
- A United Nations report published on June 19, 2025, highlighted that in 2024, incidents of violence against children in areas affected by conflict surged to record highs, with Gaza experiencing the most severe impact.
- This surge follows armed conflicts including Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and ongoing violence in Ukraine, Sudan, Haiti, and other hotspots.
- The United Nations documented a total of 41,370 serious violations against children worldwide, with over 8,500 occurring mainly in the Palestinian territories due to Israeli military actions, including the confirmed deaths of 1,259 Palestinian children in Gaza.
- Virginia Gamba, the UN special representative for children and armed conflict, highlighted the plight of 22,495 children who should be enjoying their childhoods but are instead forced to endure violence and danger, emphasizing that this tragic reality demands urgent attention from all of us.
- The findings imply urgent adherence to international law to protect children amid rising sexual violence, forced recruitment, abductions, and denial of humanitarian aid.
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Violence against children hit ‘unprecedented levels in 2024’
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
U.N. Condemns Israel’s Grave Violations Against Children in Gaza Genocide, West Bank Attacks
The United Nations has again blacklisted Israel for committing grave violations against Palestinian children. The U.N. report also says violence against children in war zones reached unprecedented levels in 2024, with the highest violations committed by the Israeli army in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile UNICEF warned Thursday malnutrition among children in Gaza is “rising at an alarming rate.” More than 5,000 children under the age o…
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