The Secretary-General’s annual report covers the period from January through December 2022 and provides information on the six serious violations against children in situations on the agenda of the Council, as well as in other situations of concern. UNICEF is gravely concerned by the plight of children in the situations most recently added to the report, including Haiti and Niger this year, and Ethiopia, Mozambique and Ukraine in 2022', said Omar Abdi, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Programs. In May, the Working Group received the SG’s third report on children and armed conflict in Syria ( S/2021/398 ). 2022: More Children Tragically Impacted by Hostilities, Bold and Resolute Actions Needed to Give All Children the Future They Deserve UN Special Representative of Secretary-General for Children and. For targeted recommendations, see Watchlist’s February 2021 CAAC Monthly Update.

'This year's report from the Secretary-General includes both the highest the number of grave violations ever verified by the United Nations at over 27,000 and the highest ever number of situations of concern at 26,000. In January, the Working Group received the SG’s sixth report on children and armed conflict in Myanmar ( S/2020/1243 ).

The UN Security Council was briefed on Wednesday on the results of the report, particularly the record number of grave violations. The resolution also identified and condemned six grave violations affecting children the most in times of war and asked the Secretary-General to report on the issue. The number of serious violations committed against children has hit a record high, according to the UN's Secretary-General's annual report on Children and Conflict. In 1999, the first resolution on children and armed conflict adopted by the United Nations Security Council placed the issue of children affected by war on the Council’s agenda.

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