Save the Children, a non-governmental organization for the defense of children’s rights worldwide, is concerned about the growing number of children who are victims of terrorist attacks in the province of Cabo Delgado. In a press release, the organization’s Director in Mozambique, Chance Briggs, pointed out the beheading of two 15-year-old teenagers, on June 13, in Palma district, as worrying and disgusting. “We are shocked and disgusted by this senseless crime. Children should never be the target of conflict. They were two teenagers with their lives ahead of them, yet they were killed while trying to meet their most basic needs in search of food .  Our hearts go out to your family and friends as they mourn this loss,” reads the note, citing Chance Briggs. “Once again we are reminded, in the most brutal way, that the conflict in Cabo Delgado is a war against children.  It is having an ongoing, terrible and deadly impact on children. Serious violations are being committed against them – they are being killed, they are being kidnapped, they are being recruited for use by armed groups. The perpetrators of this violence must be held accountable,” adds the source. In its records, Save the Children estimates the number of children victims of terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado province at 364,000. The organization does not advance the total number of children who may have died due to terrorist attacks. Emphasize that, from October 2017 to this part, close to three thousand people were killed, including civilians, members of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS) and members of the terrorist group. More than 800 thousand people are displaced due to the phenomenon. (Letter) Source: Mozambican Letter

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