Sweden and children impacted by armed conflicts

Since joining the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member in January 2017, Sweden has chaired the Council's Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (WG-CAAC). Role of the Security Council's Children and Armed Conflict Working Group Sweden has a tradition of working to strengthen the protection of children in conflict, and we are using our membership of the Security Council to further advance this work. How they are treated has consequences not only for their own future, but for that of their communities and countries. And, despite the fact that over 115,000 children have been released from armed groups since 2000, children continue to be recruited as soldiers and used in conflicts.Ĭhildren are the most vulnerable and suffer most from conflict. Millions more are seeking refuge in neighbouring countries and beyond. Six million children in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance. In Syria, schools – where children should find safety – are regularly attacked denying them both education and protection. Close to 10 million children remain at risk bearing the brunt of a crisis that they hold no responsibility for, or control over.

In Yemen, one child dies every ten minutes because of extreme hunger and disease resulting from conflict.

Sweden and children impacted by armed conflicts