Grave Violations
32
children (32 boys, 0 girls)
19
(9 killed - 10 maimed; 13 boys - 6 girls)
Data not available
4
attacks (4 schools, 0 hospitals)
Data not available
Data not available
*The information below is based on the Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict (A/76/871-S/2022/493) issued on 11 July 2022. Violations that occurred in previous years but were verified in 2021 have been included in the totals above.
Developments & Concerns
Challenges
- Continued detention of children.
- Increasing recruitment and use of children.
- Continuing armed clashes in Palestine refugee camps and their negative impact on children.
Recommendations
To the Government:
- To ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
- To release children in conflict to reintegration actors and treat them primarily as victims.
- To encourage the Palestinian National Security Forces to fully apply their Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics in refugee camps.
Recent posts
- Under-Secretary-General and UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict concludes first visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Colombia Becomes First Country to Make Concrete National Commitments Under the “Prove It Matters” Campaign
- Immediate and Urgent Action for Children Across Sudan, as Conflict Intensifies in North Kordofan
- In Historic First, Central Africa Endorses Regional Prevention Strategy on Children and Armed Conflict
- Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict: Remarks by USG CAAC Frazier