UN includes Russia on “blacklist” for attacks on children in Ukraine

The UN has included Russia on the “black list” with which each year he denounces the worst violators of children’s rights in conflict situations, in this case for their actions in the war of Ukraine.

On the list, seen by EFE this Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces and affiliated groups appear for the first time, to whom the United Nations attributes the death of more than a hundred minors and injuries to more than half a thousand during the year 2022.

CHECK HERE | Ukraine attacks a bridge between Crimea and a region partially occupied by Russia

In addition, the report denounces numerous Russian attacks against schools and hospitals, the use of children as “human shields” and the kidnapping of dozens of minors, but also acknowledges that Moscow took measures throughout the year to try to improve the situation.

The document, which is prepared annually by the UN General Secretariat, was delivered today to the Security Council and will be made public next week.

In addition to Russia, numerous States and armed groups responsible for serious violations of children’s rights in conflict situations appear on the “black list” – whose concrete consequences are few beyond the public denunciation it entails.

These include the armies of Burma, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and South Sudan; together with terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, the rebel forces of various conflicts or the Taliban in Afghanistan.

SEE ALSO | A hacker would be stealing cryptocurrencies from hundreds of Russian agents to transfer them to Ukraine

The inclusion of Russia, however, is the main novelty and is a blow to a power with a permanent seat on the Security Council.

In the text, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, declares himself “outraged” by the high number of violations committed by Russia against children in Ukraine and demands that Moscow take measures to end them and hold those responsible accountable.

Russia’s inclusion on the list responds, according to the report, to the deaths and injuries caused by its attacks and the bombing of schools and hospitals, often a consequence of the use of powerful explosive weapons.

The report also includes a warning to Ukraine for the same reasons, but does not include the Kiev forces on what some call a “shame list.”

MORE INFORMATION | Lavrov responds to the NATO Secretary General: “If they don’t want to freeze the conflict, they want war”

In the case of Russia, the country appears in a section reserved for those who, having committed serious violations, have also taken steps to try to put an end to them.

In addition to the hundreds of dead children, the United Nations draws attention to the kidnapping and use of at least 91 minors as “human shields” by Russia and the transfer of dozens to its territory.

The data only refers to 2022 and includes only cases verified by the UN, which stresses that the real figures are undoubtedly much higher.

Source: Elcomercio

jack

I am Jack Morton and I work in 24 News Recorder. I mostly cover world news and I have also authored 24 news recorder. I find this work highly interesting and it allows me to keep up with current events happening around the world.