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Adolescents and Armed Conflict
2018This chapter explores the consequences of war on the development and mental health of adolescents. The discussion begins by framing prevention and intervention programs within the context of human security. The example of war-affected youth in Sierra Leone is used to illustrate the interrelatedness of the core security needs and rights of adolescents ...
Theresa S. Betancourt +4 more
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2020
This chapter addresses a particularly vulnerable population of children, namely, children associated with armed forces or armed groups. These children are colloquially known as child soldiers. This chapter begins by surveying the prevalence of child soldiering globally.
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This chapter addresses a particularly vulnerable population of children, namely, children associated with armed forces or armed groups. These children are colloquially known as child soldiers. This chapter begins by surveying the prevalence of child soldiering globally.
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Armed Conflict and the Displaced
International Journal of Refugee Law, 2005Many of the world`s refugees have fled their homeland due to armed conflict. Added to this is the number of persons internally displaced in conflict zones. Even lawful tactics of armed conflict can force people to leave their home, their family and possessions.
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2013
The United Nations has defined six grave violations that occur in war that impact children: killing or maiming of children, recruitment or use of children as soldiers, sexual violence against children, attacks against schools or hospitals, denial of humanitarian access for children, and abduction of children.
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The United Nations has defined six grave violations that occur in war that impact children: killing or maiming of children, recruitment or use of children as soldiers, sexual violence against children, attacks against schools or hospitals, denial of humanitarian access for children, and abduction of children.
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Children in Armed Conflict [PDF]
, 2007 UNICEF recently estimated that over 80% of the victims of today’s warfare are women and children. Civilian populations are deliberately targeted; “ethnic cleansing” and massacres are almost commonplace; populations are held hostage and under siege; even international economic sanctions are used as weapons in the struggles.
Yule, William +3 more
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2009
While important advances have been made to better protect children affected by armed conflict over the past two decades, boys and girls continue to suffer disproportionately from the effects of war. Millions of children have been killed and maimed, including in targeted attacks.
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While important advances have been made to better protect children affected by armed conflict over the past two decades, boys and girls continue to suffer disproportionately from the effects of war. Millions of children have been killed and maimed, including in targeted attacks.
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The Adelphi Papers, 2005
A generous endowment of natural resources should favour rapid economic and social development. The experience of countries like Angola and Iraq, however, suggests that resource wealth often proves a curse rather than a blessing. Billions of dollars from resource exploitation benefit repressive regimes and rebel groups, at a massive cost for local ...
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A generous endowment of natural resources should favour rapid economic and social development. The experience of countries like Angola and Iraq, however, suggests that resource wealth often proves a curse rather than a blessing. Billions of dollars from resource exploitation benefit repressive regimes and rebel groups, at a massive cost for local ...
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Environment and Development Economics, 2015
AbstractWe estimate the impact of large, catastrophic floods on internal armed conflict using global data on large floods between 1985 and 2009. The results suggest that while large floods did not ignite new conflict, they fueled existing armed conflicts.
Susana Ferreira, Ramesh Ghimire
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AbstractWe estimate the impact of large, catastrophic floods on internal armed conflict using global data on large floods between 1985 and 2009. The results suggest that while large floods did not ignite new conflict, they fueled existing armed conflicts.
Susana Ferreira, Ramesh Ghimire
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Disasters and Armed Conflict [PDF]
, 2012 It is widely held in current opinion that in the event of disaster occurring in conflict-affected countries (the so-called mixed situations) International Humanitarian Law (IHL) exclusively governs humanitarian assistance and relief. This work explores the content and extent of the rights and obligations of the parties to an international or non ...
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War or health: a four-decade armed conflict in Iraq
Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 2019Iraq has suffered 40 years of continual conflict, with large-scale traumatic events including successive wars, economic sanctions, sectarian conflict, terrorism, and organized crime.
R. Lafta, M. Al-Nuaimi
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