UN Report: Government Forces Responsible for Majority of Grave Violations Against Children in Conflict, Special Representative Says

According to the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, the latest annual UN report finds that government forces are responsible for the majority of grave violations committed against children in conflict zones globally. Speaking on TRT World's Bigger Than Five, Frazier said the report documents abuses including child recruitment, sexual violence, and attacks on schools and hospitals by state military and security forces. The episode also features Srinivasan Muralidhar, Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, discussing the commission's work.