Protecting Children in Conflict
Today, nearly 1 in 5 children around the world are living in conflict zones. Conflicts are lasting longer and are more likely to be urban and fought among civilian populations. Sometimes, children are deliberately targeted.
Hundreds of thousands of children are dying every year from indirect effects of conflict, such as disease and the breakdown of services.
Protecting children must be a top priority.
What We’re Doing
SCAN is calling on our leaders to uphold international standards, hold perpetrators of violence to account and take action to protect children and support their recovery.
It is time to take decisive action.
Take Action
Help Children in Conflict
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Resources
Stop the War on Children Toolkit
View Toolkit. Around the world, Save the Children is organizing local events and actions to raise greater awareness about the need to stop violence against children living in conflict zones. You can help by organizing a postcard-writing event for other …
Stop the War on Children
View report The nature of conflict has changed, putting children in the frontline in new and terrible ways. Wars are lasting longer. They are more likely to be fought in urban areas amongst civilian populations leading to deaths and life-changing …