Explosive weapons killed or injured children at record levels last year, as wars increasingly move into urban areas, Save the Children said in a report published Thursday.
Nearly 12,000 children were killed or injured in conflict last year worldwide, said the U.K.-based charity, citing U.N. figures. This is the highest number since records began in 2006, and is 42% higher than the 2020 total.
Previously, children in war zones were more likely to die from malnutrition, disease or failing health systems.
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