UN to investigate the killing and wounding of children in Ukraine

A woman holds a child next to Russian soldiers in a street of Mariupol on April 12, 2022, as Russian troops intensify a campaign to take the strategic port city, part of an anticipated massive onslaught across eastern Ukraine, while Russia’s President makes a defiant case for the war on Russia’s neighbour. - *EDITOR’S NOTE: This picture was taken during a trip organized by the Russian military.*

The Secretary-General has ordered an investigation into the deaths and injuries of children in Ukranian.

The U.N.'s annual Children and Armed Conflict global report should verify accounts of abduction, sexual violence as well as other violations like the recruitment of children to fight in conflicts, according to the UN Secretary General.

In view of the ongoing war in Ukraine, including violations against civilians, including children, because of the high intensity of this conflict, this situation will be added as a situation of concern with immediate effect and will be included in my next report, according to this year's report by UN Secretary

It was requested that similar investigations be carried out in other countries.

More than 2,500 children were killed in global conflicts in the year 2021. There were verified violations against children in Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of theCongo, and Israel.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights warns that there is mounting evidence that Russian forces carried out killings and summary executions.

More than 1,200 civilian bodies have been recovered from Kyiv, and more than 300 allegations of killings by Russian forces are being investigated by the UN.

An avenue in Mariupol on April 12, 2022. The besieged Ukrainian city could now be facing a deadly cholera outbreak, NBC News cited local officials.

The UN voted to strip Russia of its membership in the Human Rights Council after it was accused of torturing and killing Ukrainian civilians.

The bodies were found after the Russians left the area. The aftermath was described by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "genocide" and a "war crime" by Russia.

The Kremlin has denied that it targeted civilians in its military actions in Ukraine.

A child eats as people wait for a train to Poland at the railway station of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on March 6, 2022, 11 days after Russia launched a military invasion on Ukraine.

According to the U.N. Children's Fund, more than two-thirds of the children in Ukraine have been displaced.

Every child in Ukraine has been affected by this war. They have lost a family member or witnessed trauma themselves, according to the regional director of the UN's children's agency.

Two-thirds of the children in the country are on the move.

The number of schools destroyed by Russian strikes in Ukranian presents another challenge for child development.