The true toll is likely to be far higher, UNICEF stressed. The UN has also verified more than 16,000 attacks on schools and hospitals, and more than 22,000 instances where humanitarian access for children has been denied. They include more than 120,000 children killed or maimed at least 105,000 children recruited or used by armed forces or armed groups over 32,500 children abducted and more than 16,000 children subjected to sexual violence. The 315,000 incidents were recorded in more than 30 conflict situations across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. The UN-verified figures were reported by the agency as States, donors and the humanitarian community meet in Norway, for the Oslo Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict. GENEVA - A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict took place between 20, said UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Monday, describing it as a “stark illustration of the devastating impact of war” on the young.
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