As a result of the Russian aggression, children are at particular risk of denial of humanitarian access, abduction, trafficking, forced deportations and illegal adoption, sexual exploitation and separation from their families. Children have been killed and maimed, schools and hospitals have been attacked in blatant violation of international law. We are horrified by the impact on children of Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. The EU remains determined to address the impacts of conflict on children worldwide, but we wish to highlight a few situations in particular. We encourage cooperation with international justice mechanisms, including the International Criminal Court. We urge parties to conflict to cease violations against children, and call on the concerned States to bring to justice all those responsible for grave violations against children, and to join the efforts for an increased compliance with international humanitarian, human rights and child protection laws and norms. The EU remains deeply dismayed at the unacceptably high levels of grave violations against children outlined in the report of the Secretary-General across a number of situations of concern. The Candidate Countries North Macedonia *, Montenegro * ,Albania *, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Georgia, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino align themselves with this statement. I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States.
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