Office of the special representative of the secretary general for children and armed conflict1/20/2024 We have also seen a disconcerting number of children affected by explosive remnants of war because too many square meters of land have yet to be cleared of mines. “Too many children in the Sudan are still being deprived of their basic rights and of the opportunity to just be children-to play and develop without the fear of being killed or maimed, recruited and used, and abused. Although the period witnessed ambitious reforms under the transitional Government and the signing of the Juba Peace Agreement, the military coup of 25 October, 2021, threatened years of progress towards peace and democracy and deteriorated the situation of conflict-affected children. The main perpetrators were Government forces with the Sudanese Armed Forces having committed 61 grave violations and the Rapid Support Forces 32, followed by the Sudan Liberation Army – Abdul Wahid (SLA-AW) (60), and the Sudan Liberation Movement-Transitional Council (SLM-TC) (20), among others. The United Nations verified 520 grave violations against 445 children during the reporting period of January 2020 to December 2021 committed by Government security forces as well as armed groups. New York, 28 September 2022 – Children in conflict-affected areas in the Sudan continue to be affected by grave violations within an unstable political environment and worsening humanitarian situation, highlighted the seventh report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in the Sudan.
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