More than 10,000 children killed or maimed in armed conflicts: UN
- 6 years ago
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More than 10-thousand children were killed or maimed in armed conflicts last year.
According to the UN's annual "Children and Armed Conflict" report, in Yemen, of some 13-hundred child deaths or injuries... at least half were the result of aerial and ground attacks by Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates on anti-government rebels.
In South Sudan, about 12-hundred children were forced to serve as soldiers.
The youngest child soldier who died was only 11 years old.
More than 21-thousand childrens' rights violations, such as sexual abuse, also occured last year, a sharp increase from 2016.
More than 10-thousand children were killed or maimed in armed conflicts last year.
According to the UN's annual "Children and Armed Conflict" report, in Yemen, of some 13-hundred child deaths or injuries... at least half were the result of aerial and ground attacks by Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates on anti-government rebels.
In South Sudan, about 12-hundred children were forced to serve as soldiers.
The youngest child soldier who died was only 11 years old.
More than 21-thousand childrens' rights violations, such as sexual abuse, also occured last year, a sharp increase from 2016.