UNITED NATIONS, Jul 30 (APP):More than 12,000 children were killed and injured in armed conflicts last year – a record number – with Afghanistan, the Palestinians, Syria and Yemen topping the casualty list, according to a new U.N. report. The report found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict since the United Nations began monitoring the violation.
Record number of children killed, maimed in conflict; UN report
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 30 (APP):More than 12,000 children were killed and injured in armed conflicts last year – a record number – with Afghanistan, the Palestinians, Syria and Yemen topping the casualty list, according to a new U.N. report.
The report found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict since the United Nations began monitoring the violation.
