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June 25, 2021

Pandemic Exacerbating Vulnerability of Children in Conflict
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The U.N. warns the pandemic has increased the vulnerability of children
in conflict zones, who are at heightened risk of abduction, recruitment
to fight and sexual violence. In 2020, at least 8,400 children were
killed or harmed in wars. Save the Children said the U.N. report left
out many perpetrators of grave violations against children, including
Ethiopia, Israel and the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition waging war on
Yemen, which killed 200 children last year.


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