Overview

• The UN documented a 25% increase in severe violations against children compared to 2023, marking the highest total since monitoring began in 1996.
• In Gaza alone, 1,259 Palestinian children were killed and 941 wounded amid airstrikes, with schools and hospitals repeatedly targeted.
• Russia’s military and aligned groups in Ukraine remained on the UN black list for a third year after 94 child deaths and 577 injuries were verified.
• Conflict zones in DR Congo, Somalia and Nigeria registered thousands of cases of killing, maiming, abduction and forced recruitment of children.
• The report warns that sexual violence, recruitment and denial of humanitarian access are escalating threats to children across multiple regions.