Ukraine at UN reminds about children who suffer from Russian aggression in Donbas

This is stated in a statement by the Permanent Mission to the UN on its official page on Facebook.

"On International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, we take a moment to remind about the ugly face of Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine where 172 children killed or injured; 750 educational facilities destroyed; 430,000 children live with psychological wounds; 2 million children, women, and men exposed to landmines," the report says.

At the same time, the Ukrainian side called on the international community to take action. “We must act to protect the most vulnerable,” the Mission emphasized.

As a reminder, in 1982, the UN General Assembly decided to commemorate June 4 of each year as the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. The purpose of the day is to acknowledge the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse. This day affirms the UN's commitment to protect the rights of children. Its work is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most rapidly and widely ratified international human rights treaty in history.

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