On May 2nd, representatives from many of the world's wealthiest countries will meet in Brussels to discuss a long unrecognized casualty of war and conflict – the education of children. More than half of the 77 million children who do not attend school today live in conflict-affected countries.
Today, some 30 armed conflicts rage around the world, with children and youth suffering disproportionately. More than 30 million people are displaced because of war, 50% of whom are children.
More than 43 million children affected by armed conflict are facing a future without education — without hope. During times of conflict, families split up and survival, not school, becomes the most urgent concern.
Children and young people face injury, trauma and death, but also face the prospect of being forced to become soldiers or sex slaves. They face new responsibilities such as earning a living or caring for siblings.Conflict can destroy school buildings and supply systems for teaching materials. Teachers and administrators are often among the dead or displaced. Those children who have access to school often receive very poor quality education. Even when conflict had ended, their futures are damaged because of the learning time they've lost.
The UN Report on the Impact Of Armed Conflict on Children
Child Injuries in Conflicts
- 6 million children have been wounded in armed conflicts in the last 10 yearsChild Soldiers
As of 2007, Africa has the largest number of child soldiers with up to 200000 believed to be involved in hostilities.Children as Sex Slaves
The most conservative figures available put the number of children involved in the sex trade at about a million, but experts say the true number could be five times that or more.List Of Countries Visited by the UN Office of the Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict
*Afghanistan
*Angola
*Burundi
*Colombia
*Democratic Republic of Congo
*East and West Timor
*Eritrea
*Ethiopia
*Guatemala
*Kosovo
*Liberia
*Mozambique
*Northern Ireland
*Russian Federation and Northern Caucasus
*Rwanda
*Sierra Leone
*Sri Lanka
*Sudan
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