Content_paragraphs:  The United Nations recorded 172 grave violations against 126 children, a 
  
  decrease compared with 236 violations against 183 children during the previous 
  
  period. Most of the verified violations were attributed to unidentified armed elements 
  
  (77), while the remaining violations were attributed to the Haut Conseil pour l’unité 
  
  de l’Azawad (19), Mouvement national pour la libération de l’Azawad (35), 
  
  Mouvement arabe de l’Azawad-CMA (7), Dan Na Ambassagou (5), Ganda Koy (5), 
  
  Coalition du peuple de l’Azawad (5), Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (4), 
  
  Katiba Macina (2), and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (1). The violations were 
  
  verified in the Regions of Mopti (48), Kidal (45), Timbuktu (35), Gao (27), Ségou  (8), 
  
  Ménaka (7) and Sikasso (2). A total of 35 children (27 boys and 8 girls) were killed 
  
  (19) and maimed (16). In addition, 71 children (60 boys and 11 girls) aged between 
  
  10 and 17 years were recruited by armed groups. Of those children, 44 have been 
  
  separated from armed groups and handed over to civilian child protection actors.  On 
  
  18 March, the United Nations held a high-level workshop with CMA on the 
  
  implementation of their action plan to address grave violations against children. The 
  
  workshop identified priority activities for the next six months, including investigative 
  
  visits by the United Nations to selected CMA camps to facilitate efforts to identify 
  
  children, separate them from armed groups and arrange for their care.