special representative for children and armed conflict

Provision of health services has been severely disrupted, with acute lack of antibiotics and other types of medications leaving children susceptible to otherwise easily treatable diseases, while hundreds of newborns are experiencing nutritional problems exacerbated by the ongoing shortage of infant formula,” he noted.

118 schools had to suspend their activities due to weather conditions, depriving 20,000 children of their right to education, including early education, with pre-schools no longer operational due to food insecurities, affecting more than 6,800 children. The humanitarian situation is further exacerbated by complete disruption of gas and electricity.

“For almost seven months, families with children have been suffering from critical shortages of essential goods, including food, fuel and medical supplies. “As we speak, the ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor, in violation of the existing legal obligations and the order of International Court of Justice, continues to endanger the lives of innocent people in Nagorno-Karabakh,” Margaryan stated. In Nagorno-Karabakh, since 12 December 2022, the civilian population have become victim of an inhumane blockade by Azerbaijan, the imposition of which has severely affected the rights and livelihoods of those most vulnerable, the children, the Ambassador noted. NEW YORK - The United Nations has a distinct responsibility to prevent grave violations and to safeguard the physical security of children in all parts of the world, including in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia’s permanent Representative to the UN Mher Margaryan said at a UN Security Council Open Debate, entitled “Children and Armed Conflict.”

Special representative for children and armed conflict