The use of explosive weapons, including those with wide impact area, notably in populated areas became one of the main causes of the destruction of schools and hospitals as well as the deaths and injuries of children. “The disregard for the protection of civilian infrastructures, such as schools and hospitals, often translated by a lack of distinction between civilian and military targets and/or a continued military use by warring parties is deeply troubling. Despite a large endorsement of the Safe Schools Declaration, 2022 faced an unprecedented number of attacks on schools and hospitals with a 110 per cent increase compared to the year before. Governments whose primary responsibility is to ensure the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructures.
Figures highlighted also that the main perpetrators of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the denial of humanitarian access were the armed and security forces of Governments. Yet these numbers only represent a fraction of the actual numbers of violations experienced by children across the globe. These three violations remained the ones verified at the highest levels, which all increased in 2022. It highlighted that 27,180 grave violations against 18,890 children were verified by the United Nations in 2022, including 8,631 children either killed or maimed, 7,622 children recruited and used, and 3,985 children abducted. The latest report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict (A/77/895 S/2023/363), presents a grim picture of 2022. Voices for Children Affected by Conflict.ACT TO PROTECT children affected by conflict.Virtual Summer School on Child Protection in Armed Conflict.Ratification status of the Optional Protocol.OPAC – Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict.
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