Content_paragraphs:  MONUSCO verified 836 grave violations against children A total of 83 children 
  
  (34 girls and 49 boys) were reportedly killed or maimed, including 55 children killed 
  
  by armed assailants in Djugu territory. In addition, 62 girls were raped or subjected 
  
  to other forms of sexual violence; 16 of the rapes were committed by FARDC soldiers. 
  
  At least 525 children (175 girls and 350 boys) escaped or were separated from armed 
  
  groups. This includes 354 children associated with Kamuina Nsapu, who had 
  
  self-demobilized in 2019 and whose status was retroactively verified during the 
  
  reporting period.