" Summary SDG Report 2022 Unprecedented increase in civilian deaths in conflicts since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda Between 2021 and 2022, the UN recorded a 53% increase in civilian deaths directly associated with 12 of the world's deadliest armed conflicts, the first increase since the adoption in 2015 of the 2030 Agenda. At least 16,988 civilians were killed in war operations. One in five victims was a woman. The proportion of deaths caused by heavy weapons and explosive munitions increased significantly, from 13% in 2021 to 39% in 2022, highlighting a shift in conflict dynamics, with the use of more lethal weapons in indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks. *The term non-civilian is used as a factual category that covers persons that are members of armed forces, persons directly participating in hostilities or other protected persons within the meaning of IHL. "