(150618) — NEW YORK, June 18, 2015 (Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media after attending a Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict at the UN headquarters in New York, United States, June 18, 2015. The UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict, demanding that all relevant parties put an end to such practices. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)