Benin: West and Central Africa among the most affected by grave violations against children in armed conflict

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Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Source: UN Children’s Fund

Since 2016, the region has recorded more than 21,000 children verified by the UN as recruited and used by armed forces and non-state armed groups, and more than 2,200 child victims of sexual violence.

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