Grave Violations
Data not available
44
(19 killed - 25 maimed; 17 boys - 2 girls - 25 sex unknown)
Data not available
2
(2 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
- Incidents in the border areas with Afghanistan.
Recommendations
To the Government:
- To deepen its engagement with the Special Representative to develop preventive measures to protect children.
- To endorse the Safe Schools Declaration and the Vancouver Principles.
Recent posts
- 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
- A Year of Unthinkable Suffering: Record Number of Children in Conflict Victims of Grave Violations in 2025, With Government Forces as the Leading Perpetrator for the First Time
- Joint Statement of the AU Special Envoy on Children Affected by Armed Conflict and the UN Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict on the Day of the African Child
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Concludes First Visit to Haiti