![]() ![]() ![]() 726 casualties of children in Yemen were the direct result of attacks led by the coalition in 2018. Secretary-General, We are writing with regard to your forthcoming annual report on children and armed conflict (CAAC). S/2021/423: This was the latest report of the Secretary-General on protection of civilians. S/2022/381: This was the Secretary-General's annual report on protection of civilians in armed conflict. in the annexes of the annual Report of the Secretary-General on CAAC. This was the Secretary-General's annual report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Please note that the following report excludes the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition from the list of perpetrators on grave violations against children. grave violations committed against children in situations of armed conflict. New war tactics, as well as a decline in adherence to international law, were identified as two contributing factors. Trends in 2018 saw a steady occurrence of grave violations against children by non-state actors, while there was an alarming increase in grave violations by state-actors and international forces. Last year, 27,180 grave violations were committed against children caught up in war the highest number ever verified by the UN, the Security Council heard on. In Syria, 1 854 children died due to airstrikes and cluster munitions, whereas 1 689 children in Yemen suffered in fighting and other offenses. Children in Afghanistan accounted for 28% of all casualties in the country (amounting to 3 062 child deaths). More than 24 000 grave violations against children were recorded by the United Nations in 20 countries. In 2018, killing and maiming of children reached record high levels since the creation of the monitoring and reporting mechanism on children and armed conflict. ![]()
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