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António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, has noted a significant increase in instances of serious violations against children's rights in Ukraine as a result of the war initiated by the Russian Federation. The Russian army has once again been placed on the «list of shame».
This information comes from Guterres's annual report titled «Children and Armed Conflict», presented at a UN Security Council meeting by Virginia Gamba, the special representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict.
The largest increases in violations were recorded in Lebanon (545%), Mozambique (525%), Haiti (490%), and Ethiopia (235%). In Ukraine, the increase stands at 105%.
«I am deeply concerned about the sharp rise in serious violations against children in Ukraine, particularly the killings and maiming of children, as well as attacks on schools and hospitals,» Guterres stated in the section dedicated to Ukraine.
During the reporting period (2024–2025), the UN documented the killing of 94 children and injuries to 577 others. Responsibility for these acts is attributed to the Russian armed forces and associated groups, according to the report. There were also 559 attacks on schools and 303 on hospitals documented.
The report confirms that many Ukrainian children taken to Russia have yet to be found.
«I strongly urge the Russian Federation to cooperate with the UN for the return of Ukrainian children and their reunification with families and/or guardians,» Guterres emphasized.
In light of this, the Russian armed forces have once again been officially included in the list of state entities that systematically violate children's rights (the so-called «list of shame»). Other countries and regimes included in this list are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan, and several others.
Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN, Andriy Melnyk, urged the Security Council to impose sanctions against states and individuals responsible for serious violations of children's rights during armed conflicts.
