Unetchac Observatory on the Field
Pakistan
In Pakistan, the most pervasive forms of violence against children include neglect, corporal punishment; child sexual abuse, acid attacks on girls, child marriages, killing and suicide, kidnapping and trafficking and recruitment of children in armed conflict (WHO, 2020).
No reliable official data is available at the national level on violence against children.
INSTITUTIONAL DATA
Pakistan - January to December 2022
Children and armed conflict –Pakistan - Annual Report of the Secretary General A/77/895-S/2023/363
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- A total of 23 grave violations against 20 children (3 boys, 17 sex unknown) were reported.
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- Children were reportedly killed (3) and maimed (17) by unidentified armed elements. Incidents included casualties caused by explosive remnants of war (9 ), improvised explosive devices (6) and gunshots (5). 295.
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- Three attacks on schools were also reported, including an attack involving the use of improvised explosive devices against a girls’ middle school.