2,674 child soldiers were killed worldwide in 2020
Photo: Global Look Press The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Virginia Gamba, prepared an annual report for the Security Council on the situation of children in zones of military conflict. In total, in 2020, inspections were carried out for 26,425 violations against 19,379 children, Kommersant reports. Of these, 14,097 are boys and 4,993 are girls. According to the special representative's report, 8,521 children were involved as soldiers in current wars last year.