Tags: Children and Armed Conflict
Learn more about UNICEF’s work under the topic "Children and Armed Conflict".
3,758 school backpacks laid at the United Nations show the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018
As children in many parts of the world return to school, UNICEF is calling for greater protection of children living in conflict
Sharp increase in grave violations against children in Mali, warns UNICEF
UNICEF scaling up emergency response to support children and families affected
'I just want to find my father': Stories from Mali
Like many children affected by the increased violence in central Mali, Hamadou had to flee from a raid on his village. He and his family are living in a settlement, but their father has been missing since the attack.
Unwanted, exploited and abused: tens of thousands of children in Al-Hol camp and several parts of Syria in limbo amid dire humanitarian needs
UNICEF calls for improved humanitarian access and protection of children including re-integration into local communities and safe return to home countries
Attack in Afrin, Syria, kills three children and causes significant damage to school
Statement by Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
At least seven children killed in yet another attack on civilians in northwest Syria
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
UNICEF provided life-saving support to children in almost 300 emergencies in 2018
Number of countries enduring violent conflicts is at a 30-year high with devastating impact on world’s most vulnerable children
Afghanistan sees three-fold increase in attacks on schools in one year – UNICEF
As global leaders convene today in Mallorca, Spain, at the third International Conference on Safe Schools, UNICEF calls for an end to the fighting and protection of education
Protect the rights of children of foreign fighters stranded in Syria and Iraq
The thousands of children of foreign fighters languishing in camps, detention centers or orphanages in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere are among the world’s most vulnerable children. They live in appalling conditions amid constant threats to their health, safety and well-being.
Attacks on schools quadruple in conflict-hit eastern Ukraine
Since the start of eastern Ukraine’s five-year conflict, more than 750 educational facilities on both sides have been damaged or destroyed due to hostilities
