Content_paragraphs:  Between 1 February and 1 June, the country task force on monitoring and
  
  reporting verified 272 grave child rights violations committed by armed groups (198),
  
  bilaterally deployed and other security personnel (40), national defence forces (10),
  
  national defence forces and bilaterally deployed and other security personnel jointly
  
  (3) and unidentified armed individuals (20), directly affecting 177 children (98 girls
  
  and 79 boys), including sexual violence (70), killing and maiming (42) and attacks
  
  against schools (11). Thirty-three instances of the military use of schools were
  
  documented, up from seven in the previous reporting period.