Several factors made children more vulnerable to involvement in hostilities: a lack of life opportunities; limited access to education; weakened protective environments; and the presence of armed ...

This article contains references to abuses against children. Violence against children caught up in wars and conflicts hit "unprecedented levels" last year, according to a new United Nations report.

During armed conflicts in Latin America, state forces, insurgents, and paramilitaries systematically employed massacres, torture, abductions, and targeted killings to dismantle social structures. The ...

Across today’s armed conflicts, hundreds of thousands of families are separated. Loved ones have gone missing. Parents do not know where their children are, and wives, husbands and children wait for ...

The language used to describe conflicts naturally reflects assumptions about how different forms of violence emerge and develop. "For instance, we think that 'civil wars' are the result of internal ...

Bogotá, March 28 (SANA) A UN team investigating the phenomenon of mercenaries revealed that nearly 10,000 Colombians were recruited to fight in armed conflicts around the world over the past decade, ...

Chairs, thank you for putting the topic of Protection of children in armed conflicts on our agenda. We also welcome the distinguished speakers to this meeting and thank them for their presentations ...

Ukraine's military budget soared to $64.7 billion in 2024, equal to 34.5 per cent of its GDP New war fronts have emerged across the globe, driving a rapid surge in military spending. In 2024, global ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Foreign Ministry has identified seven major issues and challenges in formulating its Strategic Plan 2026-2030, including armed conflicts, major power rivalry and economic ...