International Day for Innocent Children Victims of Aggression Observed

Kathmandu. Today is the International Day for Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. This day, which began to be celebrated in 1982 at the call of the United Nations, aims to draw global attention to the violence, abuse, and rights violations against children due to war and armed conflict.

According to the United Nations, children in war-torn areas are unable to stay safely at home, study in school, play, or receive treatment in hospitals. Children are directly affected by serious incidents such as murder, physical harm, abduction, sexual violence, attacks on schools and health facilities, and obstruction of humanitarian aid access.