One in 6 children now live in war zones, report reveals

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The amount of children living in conflict zones has rocketed since the early 90s—here's why.

 

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This is an increase of over 75 per cent since the early 90s.

More than half (165 million) of these children are living in places with high-intensity conflicts.

What are the reasons behind this increase?

"Part of the reason is that we are seeing more conflicts today—more conflicts that are going on for longer," Caroline Anning, a Senior Conflict & Humanitarian Advocacy Adviser at Save the Children told Euronews.

"We're also seeing them happening in more populated areas," she added, "the conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, a lot of them are happening in towns and cities where there are lots of children living."

 

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