A/HRC/28/51 25. The present report also addresses the efforts of the Libyan authorities to provide support to women and men victims of sexual violence. 2. Children 26. UNSMIL/OHCHR received reports of children killed or maimed as a result of the violence, victims of attacks on schools and hospitals, and affected by the denial of humanitarian access. 27. UNSMIL/OHCHR documented tens of cases of children injured or killed as a result of shelling in Tripoli and Benghazi. Children in camps housing displaced persons have also been injured as a result of the shelling. On 30 August 2014, a 15-year-old Tawerghan boy was reportedly injured during an attack on Al-Fallah camp for internally displaced persons in an area controlled by Libya Dawn. On 14 September, shelling in Al-Zawiya resulted in serious injury to two boys, aged 6 and 9, and a girl, aged 10. Other reports include the killing of at least six children in incidents of shelling or crossfire, in Benghazi. 28. Explosive remnants of war remain a major hazard for children, and civilian objects, such as schools, have been extensively damaged by shelling, limiting access to education. Schools in Benghazi, Tripoli and other places have been closed and converted into makeshift shelters for internally displaced persons. UNSMIL/OHCHR also received reports that schools in the Warshafana areas and Nafusa Mountains were being used as bases by armed groups for launching attacks. 29. UNSMIL/OHCHR closely liaised with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in monitoring violations of the rights of children; contributing to the annual report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict; and reporting relevant violations to the Security Council by way of the Global Horizontal Note coordinated by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. 3. Internally displaced persons 30. Prior to the recent violence in 2014, roughly 60,000 Libyans remained internally displaced4, mainly as a result of the 2011 conflict. Those affected included persons from Mashashiya, Gualish, Jaramla, Si’an, as well as Tabu and Tuareg communities. The inhabitants of the town of Tawergha are the largest group of internally displaced, totalling about 30,000.5 They were forcibly displaced from their town in August 2011 by armed groups from Misrata, following allegations of grave human rights abuses committed in Misrata by pro-Qadhafi forces from Tawergha. Since then, Tawerghans have been unable to return to their town and have been subjected to continuous harassment. Some camps for internally displaced Tawerghans were located in or near areas affected by the fighting in Tripoli and Benghazi. Members of armed groups have raided camps for displaced Tawerghans, conducting unlawful killings and abductions. On 30 August, Al-Fallah camp was raided by forces affiliated with Libya Dawn: one person was reportedly killed and three were injured. Many Tawerghans have thus fled for fear of further shelling or abductions. In mid-October, 2,500 Tawerghans fled their camp in Benghazi and are staying in makeshift shelters in Ajdabiya and elsewhere. UNSMIL/OHCHR has maintained close contact with the representatives of the Tawergha community in order to monitor their situation, ensure awareness of abuses against them and address their humanitarian needs. 31. The ongoing escalation in violence led to a new wave of internally displaced persons. In mid-November 2014, UNHCR estimated that approximately 400,000 people 4 5 See www.unhcr.org/538484ab9.html. Ibid. 7