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(240626) — UNITED NATIONS, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) — Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) briefs a Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 26, 2024. The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard a personal testimony from a former child soldier, shedding light on the brutal reality of war in conflict zones like the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)