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BJP's Nishikant Dubey slams Pakistan at UNGA over child rights violations,
Updated : 8 months ago IST
During India's intervention in the Agenda for the Promotion and Protection of Child Rights, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said Pakistan remains one of the "most serious violators" of the Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) agenda.
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Violence against children hit 'unprecedented levels' in 2024: UN
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Violence against children in conflict-affected regions reached unprecedented levels in 2024, marking the worst figures since the United Nations began monitoring nearly three decades ago, the organisation revealed.
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UN says Afghan children vulnerable to grave violations
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The UN Secretary-General's special representative on Children and Armed Conflict in Afghanistan in a new report said that children in Afghanistan remain highly vulnerable to grave violations, TOLO News reported.
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UN official raises concern over children's security in Taliban-controlled
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Virginia Gamba, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, has raised concerns over the security of children in Afghanistan saying that high levels of violence endured by children in Afghanistan are
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Worrying trend of more children being recruited for terrorism-related acti
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Noting that the world is witnessing a dangerous and worrying trend of an increase in the number of children being recruited and involved in terrorism-related activities, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday said there is need for a more coord
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Foreign Secretary Shringla to address UNSC debate on children and armed co
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will address the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) high-level open debate on children and armed conflict on Monday evening through video conferencing.
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India calls on UN for comprehensive action to counter threats to children
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 10 (ANI): India on Thursday called on United Nations member states to demonstrate the greater political will to hold the perpetrators of terrorism and their collaborators, as well as their sponsors, to account in order to fulfil Council's child protection obligations
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Hizbul, JeM recruited children during Kashmir clashes: UN report
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): According to a report by United Nations (UN), Pakistan-based banned terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen recruited and used children in Jammu and Kashmir (J&k), during clashes with security forces last year.
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