‘Not the new normal’ – 2024 'one of the worst years in ... - UNICEF
2024年12月28日 · Over 473 million children—more than one in six globally—now live in areas affected by conflict [3], with the world experiencing the highest number of conflicts since World War II [4]. The percentage of the world’s children living in conflict zones has doubled—from around 10 per cent in the 1990s to almost 19 per cent today.
Children under attack - UNICEF
More than one in six children globally now live in areas affected by conflict, forced to face unthinkable violations. Children do not start wars but they pay the highest price for them. They’re more likely than adults to be killed or maimed by explosive weapons. They lose the protection and care of family members and friends.
Children in War and Conflict - UNICEF USA
Over half of all civilians killed by landmines and explosive remnants of war are children. Verified attacks on children have tripled since 2010. UNICEF is working alongside partners to meet the urgent needs of children impacted by wars in places …
2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’
2024年12月27日 · Thousands of children have been killed and injured in Gaza, and in Ukraine, the UN verified more child casualties during the first 9 months of 2024 than during all of 2023. There have been...
Many children must live with the trauma of war. Here's how to ... - BBC
2024年2月21日 · Conflict in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan has led to millions of children being exposed to violence, suffering displacement and losing family. The effects could last for decades.
25 Years of Children and Armed Conflict - UNICEF
2022年6月28日 · The report 25 Years of Children and Armed Conflict: Taking Action to Protect Children in War presents key steps that the international community has taken to protect children in situations of armed conflict, with a specific focus on the Security Council-mandated Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) to document grave violations against ...
Thousands of children endure ‘horrific conditions’ in conflict …
2022年7月11日 · 8,070 children were killed or maimed, increasingly by explosive remnants of wars, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines, which affected some 2,257 children. Children continued to be...
War in Syria : Children Still Suffering Profound Impacts
2022年3月15日 · Nearly 5 million children born in Syria since March 2011 have known nothing but war and conflict, and in many parts of the country, children and families continue to live in fear of violence. The crisis continues to leave Syrian children with psychological scars.
The lasting scars of war: How conflict shapes children’s lives long ...
2024年10月15日 · War is the ultimate abuse of children’s rights. According to the United Nations there were a record 32,990 grave violations against 22,557 children in 26 conflict zones, in 2023.
CHILDREN AND WAR: EXPOSURES, OUTCOMES, AND …
Children’s exposure to war is increasing worldwide and includes exposure to violence, threat of injury or death, loss of loved ones, and displacement from homes. Children are also recruited as soldiers and used as laborers during wartime.