According to confirmed data, although the real figure could be even greater, 521 children They died in the area controlled by Ukraine and 148 in the territory occupied by Russiaindicates the document published this Friday.
The displacement of children in Ukraine
With regard to displaced minors, 737,000 They still remain in Ukrainealthough far from their homes, while 1.7 million They sought refuge in other countries. Many of them have been separated from their families, in most cases of their parents.
Volker TürkHigh Commissioner of the UN for Human Rightsanalyzed the situation and said: “The hostilities and the occupation of part of Ukraine by Russia They have caused serious abuses and unimaginable suffering to millions of children, whose rights have been violated in all aspects, leaving deep scars both physical and psychosocial. “
The impact on children’s education and safety
The report indicates that there are no exact figures on the number of minors that were forced to Russiaan act that, according to international legislation, is considered a war crime. However, at least 200 cases In the first year after the invasion.
In occupied regions, children face the imposition of Russian Educational Systemrestrictions on the use of the Ukrainian language and a teaching oriented to war propaganda. These measures alter their training and put their cultural identity at risk.
Throughout these three years of conflict, at least 1,614 schools They have been destroyed or suffered damage, and a third of children You must receive your classes virtually. However, the constant attacks The energy infrastructure causes blackouts, which interrupts their learning.
Another latent hazards is the large number of antipersonnel mines and other explosive artifacts dispersed in the Ukrainian territory, which represent a constant threat to childhood.
Volker Türk He highlighted the suffering of minors because of the war and concluded: “It is clear that Ukrainian children have lived very hard experiences for war: some are refugees in Europeothers have been direct victims, live under the constant threat of bombings, or suffer coercive and political laws of the Russian authorities in occupied areas. “
Source: Ambito
