Secretary-General's Remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
October 31, 2017
October 31, 2017
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres issued the following remarks on the use of children in armed conflicts:
"Children around the world are suffering enormously and unacceptably by conflict.
"This is a source of global shame.
"The period covered by my report revealed an alarming level of violations.
"We see armed groups forcing girls and boys to act as suicide bombers.
"We . . .
"Children around the world are suffering enormously and unacceptably by conflict.
"This is a source of global shame.
"The period covered by my report revealed an alarming level of violations.
"We see armed groups forcing girls and boys to act as suicide bombers.
"We . . .