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The number of children in armed conflict zones are around 250 million. [1] They confront physical and mental harms from war experiences. "Armed conflict" is defined in two ways according to International Humanitarian Law: "1) international armed conflicts, opposing two or more States, 2) non-international armed conflicts, between governmental forces and nongovernmental armed groups, or between ...
Describing the impact of war on children's mental health, the Save the Children director of humanitarian policy stated the war had "starved and robbed any sense of safety and security". [32] On 2 February 2024, UNICEF reported that one million children, or nearly every child in Gaza, was in need of mental health support. [33]
The Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict was adopted by the United Nations in 1974 and went into force the same year. It was proposed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council, on the grounds that women and children are often the victims of wars, civil unrest, and other emergency situations that cause them to suffer "inhuman acts and ...
The BBC's Lyse Doucet writes about the horrific effects of the 19-month civil war in Sudan. ... or "Candle", brings some light to the lives of abused single women and orphaned children. Its ...
According to a Palestinian NGO, the Israeli bombings of Gaza resulted in the loss of one child's life every 15 minutes. This alarming statistic sheds light on the devastating impact the ongoing war has had on children. Since the commencement of Israel's bombing campaign, over 100 children have tragically lost their lives each day. [213]
Among the dead, 10,000 are women and children. We died for a history we did not know. How many more children must die before more state leaders denounce the Gaza war, call out the killing of ...
Drawing by Marguerite Martyn of two women and a child knitting for the war effort at a St. Louis, Missouri, Red Cross office in 1917. Though the United States was in combat for only a matter of months, the reorganization of society had a great effect on life for children in the United States.
Geoffrey Wawro was invited to speak at LSU Shreveport about his newest book, The Vietnam War: A Military History. “On any given day there were 50 to 70,000 troops in combat. Those guys had a ...