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UN: Global increase in blocked aid threatens children's lives

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A UN Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 3, 2024. [Xinhua]

The United Nations raised alarms Wednesday over the alarming global uptick in incidents where humanitarian aid for children is being obstructed, warning of dire consequences for the most vulnerable.

During a briefing of the UN Security Council on children and armed conflict, Virginia Gamba, the secretary-general's special representative for children and armed conflict, brought to light the increasing urgency of addressing the consequences of the denial of humanitarian access for children.

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