‘Darkest chapter’: Record child violations in 2025, with national forces leading the way

© UNICEF/Oleksii Filippov A bouquet of flowers and soft toys placed near the site of a missile strike, left in memory of the children killed in the early morning attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 24 April 2025.This article is published in association with United Nations. For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups – and 2025 set a grim new record for the total number of child victims.  The findings come in the annual UN report on Children and Armed […]
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