Sephora*, an 18-year-old mother of two, holds her baby girl at the Karibuni wa Mama Clinic supported by SOFEPADI in Bunia, Ituri province, DR Congo, on 25 November 2025. Originally from a remote village, she fled when armed clashes erupted in 2023. Credit: UNICEF / Mirindi JohnsonBy Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 2026 (IPS) A record number of children were subject to grave violations by parties to armed conflicts, the highest since the UN…