04/07/2022
𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙢 - 𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙧
WHAT DOES WAR KILLING DO TO A CHILD?
When we talk about wars, we ultimately think of its effect on men. No doubt they suffer a lot but not more than those innocent children.
Children are killed and maimed which is a result of torture. The use of explosive weapons have a devastating impact on children. I’m 2020, explosive weapons and explosive remnants of war were responsible for at least 47% of all child casualties.
Recruitment or use of children in armed forces refers to compulsory or forced recruitment of children into any kind of armed force. The use of boys and girls by armed forces can be in capacity, including as fighters, cooks, messengers, spies or are subjected to sexual exploitation. Between 2005-2020 about 93,000 children were verified as recruited.
Attacks on schools or hospitals put children’s lives at risk, disrupt their learning and limit their access to medical assistance, which can have a lifelong impact on their education, economic opportunities and overall health. Recall the atomic war on Hiroshima-Nagasaki, this left a never ending nuclear affect on children. This induced many health problems, like leukaemia, disability and much more. Children, mostly girls, were forcibly married, sexually exploited.
Many other forms of violence are committed against children during war time. Besides human inflicted torture, children suffer after effects of war too.
We should try to attain peace not for us but for our children. We need to build a safe place for them. PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.
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