Born into conflict: Threats beyond the front lines
The impact of conflict extends far beyond the frontlines. 29 million babies born into conflict in 2018 More than 29 million babies were born into areas experiencing armed conflict in 2018, spending their earliest moments in chaos, often in deeply unsafe, and highly stressful environments. “Some of the young children we see shake with fear,…, Afghanistan, Hashimi AFP-Services Rasool, 2 months old, is also undernourished. She has been receiving treatment at the Mofleh Pediatric Hospital in Herat city, one of the places UNICEF and partners provide emergency assistance as they prioritize their work on the prevention of malnutrition in the country. The government, meanwhile, has been coordinating the…, State of Palestine, UNICEF/UN0275515/Albaba AFP-Services Regular outbreaks of violence and deteriorating living conditions have taken a heavy toll on children in Gaza, where ‘toxic stress’ is causing long-term psychological and physical harm. The situation in Gaza remains particularly dire for children, including Reeam Aloush, seen here at one of UNICEF’s early…, Yemen, UNICEF/UN0280849/Huwais AFP Services Omar Hanein Hamoud Rafik is one of those children born in Yemen since the escalation in violence in March 2015. More than four years of armed conflict have brought Yemen’s essential public services to the brink of collapse. The first to feel the effects are, invariably, the nation’s most vulnerable: including…
