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Joint Letter to the UN Secretary-General re: 2022 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict
Dear Mr. Secretary-General, We are writing with regard to your forthcoming annual report on children and armed conflict (CAAC). As you finalize your decisions regarding the annexes and inclusion of...
The Tragedy of Children Recruited and Used in Armed Conflict Must Stop – UN International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Rob Williams, CEO, War Child UK Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General Frederique was in school in Bambari,...
The tragedy of children recruited and used in armed conflict must stop
Frederique was in school in Bambari, Central African Republic, when the militia attacked. Many people died in the hostilities, including his brother and mother. Devastated, Frederique joined an armed...
Call to Action Letter on Cash Coordination [EN/AR]
Dear Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, The lack of predictable and accountable coordination arrangements for humanitarian cash continues to hamper the scale, quality and...
The hidden victims of sexual violence in war
by Georgie Lund In the next hour, 48 women will be raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). That shocking statistic is one reason why we're standing with the international community and...
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Rethink Child Soldiers: A New Approach to the Reintegration of all Children Associated with Armed Forces and Groups
It's Time to Rethink Child Soldiers War Child's new report, Rethink Child Soldiers, outlines how current efforts to reintegrate ex-child soldiers back into communities aren't good enough. A dramatic...
Learning to cope with the stress of war
Stress is a part of life for most people. Stress at work, stress at home, financial stress...the list in the modern world is endless. However, not many people consider how families living in conflict...
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Reclaiming Dreams: Prioritising the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of children in conflict
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS In 2017, 250 million children around the world have been affected by armed conflict. Children witness the destruction of their homes, schools, communities and...
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5 myths about child soldiers
This Sunday is Red Hand Day - also known as the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers. Children across the world share red hand prints to call on world leaders to stop the use of...
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Allowing Children to Measure and Report on their Perceived Level of Safety within their Households, Schools and Communities
In the humanitarian sector children are often simply seen as the recipients of assistance designed by others, rather than as agents of change who can help shape how their needs are responded to. In...
Worth more than an apple? The cost of a lost generation of children growing up in war zones.
Today, War Child UK has launched a shocking new report revealing that just 38 pence is spent providing education for each child in need in conflict per month; despite UN pledges to prioritise...
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All Party Parliamentary Group on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict - Inquiry Findings and Evidence February 2015
A new report has highlighted critical flaws in the Department for International Development's ability to respond to children in armed conflict. The inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Group for...
Amazing support from People's Postcode Lottery
We’re delighted to confirm that players of People’s Postcode Lottery have awarded an extra £133,934 to War Child’s emergency work this month. This brings the total amount received this year to a...
Shocking scale of sexual violence against men and boys
War Child co-hosted a high level all-day workshop at the Overseas Development Institute on sexual violence against men and boys yesterday. This event was a precursor to the Global Summit to End...
War: The Next Generation - The Future of War and its Impact on Children
This discussion paper was produced for our 2013 Policy Forum which examined the future of conflict and what we will need to do to help protect children from it. Recent conflict emergencies and...
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An Unwanted Truth? Focusing the G8: Shining a Spotlight on Sexual Violence against Children in Conflict
KEY POINTS Sexual violence is not geographically or demographically discrete; it is a global issue that affects all ages and genders. Children are a key target group due to their societal status and...