New Delhi: More children have been reported killed in the war raging in Gaza than in four years of conflict around the world, the United Nations has said.
“The number of children reported killed in just over 4 months in Gaza is higher than the number of children killed in 4 years of wars around the world combined. This war is a war on children. It is a war on their childhood and their future,” said Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, on X (formerly Twitter).
“#ceasefireNow for the sake of children in #Gaza,” he added.
Staggering. The number of children reported killed in just over 4 months in #Gaza is higher than the number of children killed in 4 years of wars around the world combined.
This war is a war on children. It is a war on their childhood and their future.#ceasefireNow for the… pic.twitter.com/tYwSNHecpy
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) March 12, 2024
According to AFP, his post referenced United Nations numbers showing that 12,193 children had been killed in conflicts worldwide between 2019 and 2022.
It compared that to reports from the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza indicating that more than 12,300 children died in the Palestinian territory between last October and the end of February, the report said.