![]() Henrietta Fore asked the 15 ambassadors to think about what will become of these children, both in the short and long term. The head of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, reported that one in four boys and girls globally has been impacted by conflict or disaster. Some are even forced into fighting, or fall victim to rape and other forms of gender-based violence. ![]() We cannot further jeopardize our most precious resource through inaction - Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representativeīesides being maimed or killed, children caught in combat also suffer when schools or hospitals are attacked. “We cannot further jeopardize our most precious resource through inaction, but must increase our efforts to develop preventive tools, utilize reintegration strategically to break cycles of violence and address the cross-border nature of violations through increased cooperation,” she said. ![]() Virginia Gamba, the UN expert on the issue, said these abuses should remind countries that they need to work together to reverse the trend. ![]() The Council met to debate the latest UN annual report on Children and Armed Conflict which revealed that once again, the number of boys and girls affected by fighting has increased, with more than 21,000 violations documented during the past year. ![]()
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