Press Conference: Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (SRSG/CAAC), on the Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict

Press Conference: Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (SRSG/CAAC), on the Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:33:32
• Production Date: 20 June 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: VIRGINIA GAMBA; FARHAN HAQ
• Subject Topical: RIGHTS OF THE CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD REFUGEES; CHILD RIGHTS; CHILD SOLDIERS; CHILD WELFARE; ABANDONED CHILDREN; CHILDREN; CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS; HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS; HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS; PERIODIC REPORTS; STATISTICS
• MAMS Id: 3415145
• Parent Id: 3414998

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Press briefing by Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (SRSG/CAAC), on the Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict. 

With 41,370 incidents, the highest number of grave violations against children in armed conflict since the inception of the Children and Armed Conflict mandate almost 30 years ago was verified in 2024. This marks a 25% increase compared to 2023 and the third consecutive year with alarming figures. Indiscriminate attacks, disregard for ceasefires and peace agreements, and deepening humanitarian crises, with a blatant disregard for international law and the rights and special protections of children by all parties to conflict, severely weakened the protection of children in hostilities. Conflicts raging across the globe kill, maim, starve, or rape children. Countries with the highest levels of violations in 2024 were Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, notably the Gaza Strip, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia, Nigeria, and Haiti. 

 

Related Sites and Documents

2025 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict