Virginia Gamba, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict We must secure child protection resources and increase them if we aim to reach more children and prevent violations against them.
“We must secure child protection resources and increase them if we aim to reach more children and prevent violations against them.” “I commend the work of child protection actors on the ground for their dedicated work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, in challenging environments,” said Gamba. The annual report highlights the work of the End Violence Community across the globe, including efforts from the United Nations that led to the release of nearly 13,000 children from armed forces. Still, the child protection community continued to push for the safety of girls and boys affected by conflict – even in the most difficult situations. The majority of child soldiers were recruited in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, Somalia, and Syria. At the same time, 7,000 children were reported to be recruited as child soldiers. Last year, 8,400 children were documented to be killed or maimed by conflict, with Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen holding the highest number of child mortalities. We need to give children an alternative to violence and abuse: we need peace, respect for child rights and democracy Virginia Gamba, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict We need to act to build a future where peace prevails.” “We need to give children an alternative to violence and abuse: we need peace, respect for child rights and democracy. “This is an opportunity to stop and reflect on the suffering we are causing our children, who are our future,” said Virginia Gamba, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict and member of the End Violence Partnership Board.
Ninety-eight per cent of all those who experienced sexual violence were girls. The 2020 statistics are sobering, with abduction growing by 90 per cent and sexual violence increasing by 70 per cent. The report sheds light on the devastating impact COVID-19 had on children in conflict situations – and how the pandemic increased children’s vulnerability to a multitude of child protection issues. The Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict has released its 2020 annual report, revealing new, compelling data on the realities facing children across the world. A child wades through rubble in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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