Content_paragraphs:  MONUSCO verified 245 grave violations against children (88 girls and 157 
  
  boys), representing an increase of 1 per cent compared with the previous reporting 
  
  period. Nine children (four girls and five boys) were reportedly killed or maimed, 
  
  including two children killed by FARDC during fighting against armed groups in 
  
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  North Kivu. Thirty girls were raped or subjected to other forms of sexual violence, 
  
  including 11 rapes attributable to State agents. Meanwhile, 184 children (38 girls and 
  
  146 boys) formerly associated with armed groups escaped or were separated, among 
  
  whom 81, including 43 associated with Mai-Mai Apa Na Pale in Tanganyika and 25 
  
  associated with Mai-Mai Mtetezi in the Hauts Plateaux of South Kivu, were 
  
  voluntarily released by commanders who committed themselves to protecting 
  
  children. In addition, two commanders of armed groups (Mai-Mai Apa Na Pale-
  
  Mandjosa and Mai-Mai Apa Na Pale-Kamutu) in Tanganyika signed a unilateral 
  
  declaration and road map to end child recruitment. To date, 35 armed groups h ave 
  
  made such commitments to end and prevent child recruitment since July 2018. A total 
  
  of 2,121 children, including 304 girls, have been voluntarily released by commanders 
  
  of armed groups.