SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 63

Paragraphe
Original document
Document type
  • Rapport du RSSG
Paragraph text

In 2011, 22 incidents were reported of children being used by armed groups to carry out suicide attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan, including one 8-year-old girl and one 9-year-old girl. Some of those children were victim bombers, unknowingly carrying explosive packages.

Document legal status
  • Droit souple non-négocié
Document body
  • SRSG: Représentant spécial du Secrétaire-Général pour le sort des enfants en temps de conflit armé
Document means of adoption
  • S/O
Thèmes
  • Humanitaire
  • Violence
Personnes concernées
  • Enfants
  • Filles
Document year
  • 2012
Type de paragraphe
Autre
Paragraph number
63