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Annual Report: Children Armed Conflict Secretary-General
Annual Report: Children Armed Conflict Secretary-General
Annual Report: Children Armed Conflict Secretary-General
2015
SECRETARY-GENERAL
ON CHILDREN AND
ARMED CONFLICT
SUMMARY
20 SITUATIONS OF CONFLICT THE IMPACT OF ARMED
WITH PARTIES LISTED IN CONFLICT ON CHILDREN
14 COUNTRIES
59
PARTIES TO CONFLICT LISTED PARTIES TO CONFLICT
LISTED FOR GRAVE VIOLATIONS AGAINST CHILDREN
2015 TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS:
GOVERNMENT
8 SECURITY FORCES 51 ARMED GROUPS
Syria In 2015, the intensity of grave violations
Afghanistan
Lebanon Iraq against children increased in several situa-
Pakistan
Israel and the
State of Palestine tions of conflict. In SYRIA, thousands of chil-
Syria Afghanistan Myanmar
Lebanon Iraq Libya India
dren have been killed during over five years
Pakistan
the HIGHEST
Israel and the
ABDUCTION
With the adoption of resolution 2225 in June 2015, the UN Security Council requested the Secretary-General
to list parties that engage in patterns of abduction of children. Boko Haram, the Lord’s Resistance Army, ISIL,
Al-Shabaab, the Taliban and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army are named in the report for this violation.
MYANMAR YEMEN
Tatmadaw Kyi, Government forces, including the
including integrated Yemeni Armed Forces, the First
border guard forces Armoured Division, the military
(Recruitment and use) Police, the special security forces
and Republican Guards
(Recruitment and use)
SOMALIA PHILIPPINES
Somali National Army Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(Recruitment and use,
(Recruitment and use)
killing and maiming)