![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() According to the SG’s August periodic report ( S/2020/809), in the second quarter of 2020, the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting (CTFMR) verified 19 cases of recruitment and use, 18 conflict-related incidents involving healthcare facilities or workers, nine attacks against schools, 11 denials of humanitarian access, and continued to note likely underreporting of sexual violence against children. ![]() The report also noted that children were increasingly vulnerable to recruitment and use during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to UNAMA’s 2020 mid-year report, the UN verified 1,067 child casualties (340 killed, 727 injured) in the first half of 2020, representing 31 percent of all civilian casualties. In September, UNAMA’s mandate is up for renewal, pursuant to SCR 2489 (2019). Afghanistan remained the deadliest conflict for children in 2019 with over 3,100 verified child casualties. Of these, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP) is also listed for attacks on schools and hospitals, and the Taliban for attacks on schools and hospitals and abduction. Four armed groups are listed for recruitment and use and killing and maiming of children. The Afghan National Police (ANP), including the Afghan Local Police (ALP), are listed in the annexes of the Secretary-General’s (SG) 2020 annual report ( S/2020/525) on children and armed conflict (CAAC). ![]()
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