UNITED NATIONS, July 30-- A UN report released Tuesday documented that the level of grave violations against children worldwide last year was on the raise. The 2018 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict said that more than 24,000 grave violations against children were verified by the United Nations in 20 country situations. Continued fighting between parties to conflict, new conflict dynamics and operational tactics, combined with widespread disregard for international law, had a devastating effect on children, it said. |