Africa: 'A Moral Failure' - Security Council Hears About Grave Violations Against Children Caught in War

Africa: 'A Moral Failure' - Security Council Hears About Grave Violations Against Children Caught in War

When Sila, a young woman from Idlib in Syria, was three years-old, she woke up to missiles falling around her, forcing her and her family to flee their home.

Security Council hears of record violations against kids in conflicts, as UN report sparks outcry over Gaza

UN WARNS AGAINST RETURN TO ‘DARK AGES’ AS CHILDREN SUFFER RECORD VIOLATIONS IN CONFLICT ZONES

Thu 26 June 2025: The UN’s top official for children and armed conflict issued a stark warning on Wednesday to the Security Council, urging immediate action to protect children amid surging violence in conflict zones, particularly in the Gaza Strip. “The year 2024 witnessed an unprecedented escalation of violence against children, as well as a […]

Minister Vindhya Persaud chairs UN Security Council debate on children and armed conflict

See full statement by Dr. Vindhya Persaud, Minister of Human Services and Social Security of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict – 25 June 2025: I thank Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children in Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, and UNICEF Director of Child Protection, Sheema Sen Gupta for their briefings. To our child briefer, Sila, I convey Gu…

‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war

When Sila, a young woman from Idlib in Syria, was three-years-old, she woke up to missiles falling around her, forcing her and her family to flee their home.