The UN has a ‘list of shame’ for those who harm children in war – but who is missing?

By Samantha Holmes, Research Associate at the Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York

Children are the primary victims of war. They are routinely recruited, abducted, raped and buried under rubble. For children lucky enough to survive, the effects of war vibrate throughout their life long after the bombs stop falling.

The UN holds perpetrators of harm against children during war accountable through its annual “list of shame”, publicly naming armed parties to conflict alongside the violations they are responsible for.

Last year, 66 armed parties were denounced for violating children’s rights in war…

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