Article 38: Armed conflicts

SOUTH SUDAN: Thousands of children at risk of starvation, UNICEF warns
23/Sep/2014 News
Thousands of children under the age of five are at risk of dying from malnutrition while experts believe the food security situation for 2015 will be dire.
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SYRIA: Children die after receiving 'UN-sponsored contaminated measles vaccine'
17/Sep/2014 News
Death toll expected to rise as parents accuse the Syrian opposition of negligence when storing the vaccines and of supplying out-of-date medications.
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SOMALIA: African Union soldiers sexually abused girls, say activists
12/Sep/2014 News
Human Rights Watch report shows soldiers from the African Union Mission sexually abused and exploited vulnerable Somali women and girls on their bases in Mogadishu.
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UKRAINE: A troubled return to school for displaced children
4/Sep/2014 News
Families forced out of their homes by conflict try to resume life in unfamiliar surroundings.
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GAZA: 469 children killed and over 370,000 need ‘psychosocial aid’, says UNICEF
28/Aug/2014 News
UN Agency concerned about the damaging physical and psychological impact on children from the Israeli offensive.
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SOMALIA: UN calls on the Federal Government to end and prevent recruitment and use as well as the killing and maiming of children
27/Aug/2014 News
[22 August 2014] - Concluding her four-day visit to Somalia and two days in Nairobi, the Special Representative of the UN...
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IRAQ: Civilians suffering ‘horrific’ persecution, ethnic cleansing – UN rights chief
27/Aug/2014 News
[25 August 2014] – The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the appalling and horrific crimes against...
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MALI : Les adolescents continuent de payer un lourd tribut dans le conflit
22/Aug/2014 News
Les mineurs accusés d’être des membres de groupes armés dans le cadre du conflit qui perdure au Mali croupissent dans des prisons pour adultes, tandis que les violations des droits humains se poursuivent. Amnesty International, le 21 août 2014.
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SOUTH SUDAN: Child Soldiers Thrust into Battle
22/Aug/2014 News
[20 August 2014] -  South Sudan’s army has used child soldiers during recent fighting against opposition forces in...
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