Published : 20-06-2021
On Friday, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, included the Syrian Army on the blacklist of countries and groups violating the rights of children in conflict areas.
In addition to Syrian government forces, the UN also blacklisted Myanmar army and Houthi militants in Yemen.
This came hours after re-appointing Guterres, who has been as UN Secretary-General since 2017, for a second term.
Agencies reported that the UN Secretary-General decided not to include Israeli forces on the list, but the UN only urged Israel to review and strengthen measures to prevent any excessive use of force.
After his endorsement for a second term, Guterres vowed to use his second term to work towards ensuring “the blossoming of trust among nations” and to engage in confidence building, according to UN website.
AGPS said it has recorded the death of 252 Palestinian refugee children in war-torn Syria.
The list of Palestinian victims includes 70 children who died due to the blockade imposed by the Syrian government forces and its armed allies on Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Damascus.
AGPS also documented the secret incarceration of 49 Palestinian minors in Syrian government prisons, where two children died under torture.
Sworn affidavits by ex-detainees confirmed the presence of toddlers swung in their moms’ arms in Syrian prisons and whose fates have remained shrouded in mystery.
Thousands of children have gone orphaned after they lost one or both of their parents in the deadly warfare.
The war in Syria has had traumatic fallouts on Palestinian refugee children in and outside of Syria. Post-traumatic stress disorders, mental psychosis, sleeplessness and nightmares, eating disorders, and intense fear have all been reported among Palestinian children from Syria.
AGPS renews its calls to the international community, human rights institutions, UNICEF, UNRWA, and all concerned bodies to work on protecting Palestinian children in embattled zones.
On Friday, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, included the Syrian Army on the blacklist of countries and groups violating the rights of children in conflict areas.
In addition to Syrian government forces, the UN also blacklisted Myanmar army and Houthi militants in Yemen.
This came hours after re-appointing Guterres, who has been as UN Secretary-General since 2017, for a second term.
Agencies reported that the UN Secretary-General decided not to include Israeli forces on the list, but the UN only urged Israel to review and strengthen measures to prevent any excessive use of force.
After his endorsement for a second term, Guterres vowed to use his second term to work towards ensuring “the blossoming of trust among nations” and to engage in confidence building, according to UN website.
AGPS said it has recorded the death of 252 Palestinian refugee children in war-torn Syria.
The list of Palestinian victims includes 70 children who died due to the blockade imposed by the Syrian government forces and its armed allies on Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Damascus.
AGPS also documented the secret incarceration of 49 Palestinian minors in Syrian government prisons, where two children died under torture.
Sworn affidavits by ex-detainees confirmed the presence of toddlers swung in their moms’ arms in Syrian prisons and whose fates have remained shrouded in mystery.
Thousands of children have gone orphaned after they lost one or both of their parents in the deadly warfare.
The war in Syria has had traumatic fallouts on Palestinian refugee children in and outside of Syria. Post-traumatic stress disorders, mental psychosis, sleeplessness and nightmares, eating disorders, and intense fear have all been reported among Palestinian children from Syria.
AGPS renews its calls to the international community, human rights institutions, UNICEF, UNRWA, and all concerned bodies to work on protecting Palestinian children in embattled zones.
