UN report says children biggest victim of violence in Iraq

The UN says a year of sustained violence across Iraq has hit children the hardest

The UN says a year of sustained violence across Iraq has hit children the hardest, warning that there has been a 75 percent increase in crimes against children in the Arab country.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that violence against the Iraqi children included killing and maiming, abduction, recruitment as soldiers, sexual violence, attacks against schools and denial of access to basic items.

UNICEF Acting Representative in Iraq Colin McInnis said that more than 650,000 children had received no schooling whatsoever in the 2014-15 school year, adding that over three million did not attend a regular school cycle as well.

The UN official said that the violent crisis in Iraq over the past year has affected more than eight million people, adding that the situation for children in particular was desperate.

The UN official also warned that as many as 10 million people could be affected and be in need of humanitarian assistance by the end of the year., warning that there has been a 75 percent increase in crimes against children in the Arab country.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that violence against the Iraqi children included killing and maiming, abduction, recruitment as soldiers, sexual violence, attacks against schools and denial of access to basic items.

UNICEF Acting Representative in Iraq Colin McInnis said that more than 650,000 children had received no schooling whatsoever in the 2014-15 school year, adding that over three million did not attend a regular school cycle as well.

The UN official said that the violent crisis in Iraq over the past year has affected more than eight million people, adding that the situation for children in particular was desperate.

The UN official also warned that as many as 10 million people could be affected and be in need of humanitarian assistance by the end of the year.