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States parties shall take all feasible measure to ensure protection and care of children who are affected by an armed conflict"

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Why we needs to care about Conflict and Children?

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Why we needs to care about Conflict and Children?

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1. We are an I.B school, which means.... understanding problem through global contexts.

2. We might have students in our school who came from conflict area.

3. know about some people in a conflict area.

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1 in every six children is affected by an armed conflict

In 2017, more than 25 million were refugees living outside of their countries origin, half of them were children (American Academy of Pediatrics (2018).

In Syria alone in 2015 8.4 million people younger than 18 years old required assistance (Global Health).

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© Save the Children & PRIO

25 February 2018
Save the Children published a report on the dire conditions of children affected by conflicts around the world.

On 14 February 2018, the worldwide known Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Save the Children, in collaboration with the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), published a report titled "The War on Children", denouncing the alarming conditions of children affected by armed conflicts around the world. The publication came strategically ahead of the Munich Security Conference scheduled from 16 th -18 th February.

The report shows that one every six children was affected by conflict in 2016, with the most alarming rate found in the Middle East where 2 in every 5 children lived within a 50 km range from a high intensity conflict area. The ten worst countries in the world for children to live in are, in order: Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, South Sudan, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan, Central African Republic (CAR).

Since 1995, the number of children affected by conflict has increased of 70 per cent; to this latter information one has to add up a further increase of 300 percent taken place since 2010. The violations of human rights against children include those defined by the United Nations as "grave violations" i.e. killing and maiming; abduction; sexual violence; recruitment; attacks on schools and hospitals; denial of humanitarian assistance. These scary trends are mainly caused by the sharp increase in urban warfare and by a shift in the conception of war that has produced the normalization of indiscriminate targeting of civilians, and of siege and starvation tactics.

On February 20, UNICEF issued a blank statement to express its outrage for the conditions of children in Eastern Ghouta. The Twitter post by UNICEF MENA reads: "We no longer have words to describe children suffering and our outrage."

The measures suggested in the report for ending children's suffering are: prevention, through a better employment of peacekeeping; renewed compliance to international law; ending impunity; increased investments in re-building the shattered lives of the families and kids affected by conflict.

To read the full report, please visit:
https://www.savethechildren.net/waronchildren/pdf/waronchildren.pdf

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One Every Six Children is Affected by Armed Conflict in the World - L'Osservatorio: research centre on civilian victims of conflicts

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© Save the Children & PRIO 25 February 2018Save the Children published a report on the dire conditions of children affected by conflicts around the world. On 14 February 2018, the worldwide known Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Save the Children, in collaboration with the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), published a report titled "The War on Children", denouncing the alarming conditions of children affected by armed conflicts around the world.

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according to American Academy of Pediatrics "Armed conflict is defined as organized dispute that involves the use of weapons, violence, or force, whether within national border" (2018)

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according to UN CRC (1989) "every human being below the age of 18 years with an inherent right to life" (Atukoit-Maglinga, Christine G, 1999)

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Rural background

From single parenting

Street kids

Fleeing other conflict

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Carrying heavy equipment
Spies
Messenger,
Guard
Loot property

Female:
caretakers
cooks
mistresses.

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Any person below the age of 18 years who has been conscripted to fight in an armed conflict... ((Atukoit-Maglinga, Christine G, 1999)

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Therapeutic Interventions
-Treatment center
-Group setting
- Friend or family support

Normalisation of Children
-Schooling
-Routines
- playing sport

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Lloyd, E., & Penn, H. (2010). Working with Young Children Who are Victims of Armed Conflict. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 11(3), 278–287. https://doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2010.11.3.278

Shenoda, Sherry et al. “The Effects of Armed Conflict on Children.” Pediatrics 142.6 (2018): n. pag. Web.

Friedman, M.J., Miku., and Friedman, Matthew J. “Promoting the Psychosocial Well Being of Children Following War and Terrorism.” Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2005. Print.Copy citation to clipboard

Kadir, Ayesha, Shenoda, Sherry, and Goldhagen, Jeffrey. “Effects of Armed Conflict on Child Health and Development: A Systematic review.(Research Article)(Report).” PLoS ONE 14.1 (2019): e0210071. Web.

Maxted, Julia. “Children and Armed Conflict in Africa.” Social Identities 9.1 (2003): 51–72. Web.

News, V. (2014). UN highlights effects of 'damaging' conflict on syrian children. (). Washington: Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc. Retrieved from ProQuest Central; Research Library Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1506137529?accountid=14541

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How you compare your life to child solider life?

How this topic change your role as global citizens?

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Physical effects:
-Body injuries
Emotional Effects:
-Mental health disturbances
- Severe Anxiety
- Fear
-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (
PTSD).

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https://www.child-soldiers.org/

https://www.warchild.org.uk/whats-happening/blogs/how-we-help-child-soldiers

https://borgenproject.org/organizations-helping-child-soldiers-recover/