A total of 8,831 children were killed or maimed, and another 7,622 were recruited by armed groups or forces. Two thirds of violations involved boys, spanning 24 different conflict situations. The recorded violations only refer to verified information, with the likely toll much higher, and cover four categories: recruitment and use of children into armed groups or forces, killing and maiming, rape and sexual violence, and abduction. 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.
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