United Nations: More than 23 thousand children were victims of explosive weapons
| The UN spokesperson warned against military conflicts and the use of explosive weapons in the world. |
reportMehr News Agency According to Xinhua, the spokesperson of the United Nations announced: more than 20 thousand children in the world, within 4 years, due to Explosive weapons killed or maimed. Between 2018 and 2022, about 47,500 children in the world They were killed or disabled in military conflicts.
According to Stephen de Jaric, nearly half Of these children (more than 23 thousand) have been killed or maimed due to the use of explosive weapons against residential areas. color:white”>.
UN Spokesperson by saying He said that most of these incidents occurred in residential areas: UNICEF study shows that during the five years ending in 2022, explosive weapons killed or seriously injured children almost twice as often as firearms.
“Ted Chaiban” Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF He said earlier: When explosive weapons are used in residential areas, children suffer deep injuries in all aspects of life in addition to physical injuries.
