![]() ![]() This grave violation disproportionately affects girls, while also impacting boys, and is already prone to severe under-reporting and a lack of data. Significant increases in verified incidents of sexual violence against children are also alarming and must be reversed. The dramatic increase in abductions is cause for serious concern, as abduction often leads to other grave violations against children. Persistently-high levels of killing and maiming of children, recruitment and use of children, and the denial of humanitarian assistance by parties to armed conflict are extremely troubling. Reading this report together with recent analysis conducted by UNICEF, which highlights that grave violations have increased year-over-year for the past 16 years, we are presented with a dire picture of the plight facing conflict-affected children. The Group of Friends is deeply concerned by the figures and trends presented in the Secretary-General’s annual report. We encourage the Security Council to regularly include children and youth briefers in its deliberations and briefings, and call for the safe and meaningful inclusion and participation of children and youth in all matters of peace and security, including political and peace processes, protection and humanitarian responses, and reintegration programming, among others. We would like to acknowledge and thank Patrick Kumi in particular for sharing his experiences and recommendations. We welcome today’s Open Debate convened by Brazil and thank the briefers for their statements. I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict Footnote 1. Statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict and at the Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict ![]() ![]() Statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict and at the Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict. ![]()
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