![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Perpetrators of these crimes against children will be held accountable. This is a demand of Ukrainian President Zelenskyi and is an integral part of his 10-point Peace Plan, which we support. Ukrainian children separated from their homes and loved ones and handed over to strangers must be returned to them without delay. The report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine is unambiguous. Russia is conducting disinformation campaigns, but facts are there. Russia is responsible for murders, injuries, deportations, and sexual violence committed against children. Russia has knowingly bombed places where no one could ignore the presence of children: hospitals, maternity hospitals, schools and homes. We know that the Russian aggression in Ukraine has terrible consequences for children, whose rights are massively violated. This report will include information gathered through the activation in Ukraine in 2022 of the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism established by this Council. In a few weeks, this Council will receive the next annual report of the Secretary General on the situation of children in armed conflict, which will cover all crises affecting them. Despite significant progress achieved since Resolution 1612 was adopted by this Council, 20,000 abuses are committed against children every year in situations of armed conflict. The latest annual report of the Secretary-General and the recent statement on the situation in Sudan by his Special Representatives on Children in Armed Conflict and Violence against Children reiterated the grim reality that children are often the first victims of armed conflict. Both regular armed forces and armed groups continue to abduct children from their families and force them to become child soldiers. It is a priority of France.Īs it has been pointed out, the abduction of children during armed conflicts has increased steadily in recent years, by 20% between 20. ![]() Protecting children during armed conflict must remain a priority of this Council. ![]()
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