Today the United States endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, a political commitment to protect education during war. By ...

Across 28 countries in Africa, armed conflict within 25 kilometers of a female primary school student's household is ...

Across 28 countries in Africa, armed conflict within 25 kilometers of a female primary school student’s household is associated with a reduction in schooling of 0.38 years by the time she reaches ...

Theresa Betancourt has studied Sierra Leone’s former child soldiers. Her new book Shadows into Light tells their stories.

On October 7, 2023, the decades-long conflict in the region experienced an unprecedented escalation when Hamas and other ...

Roughly 21,000 children have been recruited as soldiers by government forces and armed groups across Africa in the past five ...

Over 100 children die due to road blockages and lack of medicines in a non-conflict zone—an unconscionable tragedy.

THE impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to ...

Violence in Sudan, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Haiti has left many without food and basic services.

On December 31, 2024, the United Nations warned that armed groups have increased recruitment and use of children for armed ...

While I wish everyone a happy new year, especially children, I am constrained to write about the dire plight of children living in areas of armed conflict, specifically in Palestine’s now devastated ...