A/HRC/43/CRP.7 28. Fifty-nine of the recorded civilian casualties (17 killed and 42 injured) resulted from mine-related incidents and ERW handling, including 11 children (one killed and ten injured, all as a result of ERW handling). This is a 52.4 per cent decrease compared with 2018 (124 casualties: 36 killed and 88 injured).16 3. Civilian casualties during entire conflict period 29. During the entire conflict period, from 14 April 2014 to 15 February 2020, OHCHR recorded in total 3,052 conflict-related civilian deaths (1,812 men, 1,056 women, 98 boys, 49 girls and 37 adults whose sex is unknown). Taking into account the 298 who perished on board of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 on 17 July 2014, the total death toll of the conflict on civilians has reached at least 3,350. The number of injured civilians so far is estimated to exceed 7,000. 30. OHCHR recalls that preventing civilian casualties is not only required by international human rights and humanitarian law, but also contributes to the progressive obtainment of SDG 16, which aims to significantly reduce all forms of violence. 16 The data in the relevant table – mostly that of 2014 and 2015 – is incomplete. 9