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New UN report shows record number of children killed and maimed in conflict

New UN report shows record number of children killed and maimed in conflict

Jul 31, 2019, at 10:34 am

New York, July 31 (IBNS): A new UN report has found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict; the year saw the highest numbers killed or maimed since the United Nations began monitoring the violation.

Millions of children in crisis zones face 'bleak future,' UNICEF warns, launching emergency appeal

Millions of children in crisis zones face 'bleak future,' UNICEF warns, launching emergency appeal

Jan 31, 2018, at 02:04 pm

New York, Jan 31 (JEN): Children are the most vulnerable when conflict or disaster causes the collapse of essential services such as healthcare and unless the international community takes urgent action to protect and provide life-saving assistance to them, “they face an increasingly bleak future,” the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Tuesday, launching a $3.6 billion emergency appeal.