A recent report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria states that the ongoing conflict has "disproportionally affected" women and girls due to sexual violence and threats of sexual violence. Teenage boys have been "targeted for recruitment by armed groups and militia." The findings of the report are based on "approximately 5,000 interviews conducted between September 2011 and October 2019 with Syrian children, but also eyewitnesses, survivors, relatives of survivors, medical professionals, defectors, members of armed groups, healthcare professionals, lawyers and other affected communities."
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