U.N. children’s agency warns the toll may be significantly higher, as M23 rebels continue their advance.

UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push govern

The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push government forces out.