![]() ![]() As many as one in five children now suffers directly or indirectly from the effects of conflict. Sophie Wilmès: “ The brutality of armed conflict affects millions of children worldwide, and we note that the number of child rights violations in conflicts is increasing. One in three of those violations is attributed to state actors. ![]() Last year, the UN Secretary General reported no less than 25,000 gross violations of children’s rights in some twenty countries. ![]() The United Nations aims to improve the situation of these children by addressing the six most serious violations of children’s rights: killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction, attacks on schools or hospitals, denial of access to humanitarian aid and finally, the recruitment of child soldiers. On the occasion of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmès reaffirms Belgium’s commitment to improving the protection of children in armed conflict. ![]()
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