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THE CONFLICT ZONE
WAR THAT NO ONE NOTICE
Children affected by the horrors of conflict and displacement struggle to move on with their lives, including trauma and stress affecting family life. A lot of families flee their homes and try to resettle in other parts of the Ukraine. That leaves them in a very vulnerable position of not having a place to go to, family support and resources for living. Some families with children decide to stay in areas still affected by day to day armed conflict and daily shelling. Kids become orphans staying with their grandparents or other family members. The majority of children end up in orphan villages and their life stops.
Since the beginning of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine in 2013, 1.7 million people have been officially registered as internally displaced persons (IDPs), an estimated 3.8 million need humanitarian assistance, and 2.9 million live in areas beyond Government control. Long-term displacement poses difficult challenges due to the lack of opportunities available to people who have abandoned their homes—forcing some to return to insecure areas in search of work.
Ukraine's war: The human cost
§ 5,665 people killed and 13,961 wounded in eastern Ukraine
§ 5.2 million people estimated to be living in conflict areas
§ 978,482 internally displaced people within Ukraine, including 119,832 children
§ 600,000 fled to neighbouring countries, of whom more than 400,000 have gone to Russia
source: https://www.unv.org/our-stories/engaging-youth-peace-and-development-eastern-Ukraine
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28969784
CHILD PROTECTION
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The conflict continues to endanger the physical and psychological wellbeing of children, especially those living within 15km of the contact line. On-going fighting and economic vulnerability exposes children to new hazards, exacerbates existing problems and erodes pre-conflict protection systems. Major issues regarding child protection along the contact line include children living in consistently shelled areas, families forced to spend considerable time in makeshift bomb shelters, children making dangerous crossings of the contact line to get to school, mines and explosive remnants of war, psychological distress, military presence in schools, gender-based violence, sexual exploitation and neglect".
source and photo
https://www.unicef.org/ukraine/Children_of_the_Contact_Line.pdf
Military groups notoriously visit schools in the 15km zone to provide “patriotic lessons,” and often recommended that children apply for military academies in other cities. Many children on the contact line have gone to free summer camps. The training on those camps focuses on the art of war, physical exercise and it is infused with nationalistic ideas.
source: https://www.unicef.org/ukraine/Children_of_the_Contact_Line.pdf
Instead of swimming, soccer or volleyball, hundreds of children in conflict areas in eastern Ukraine are spending their time playing rifles and mastering the art of war. Imagine the parents of those children believing that this is the best way to make sure that they will be ready for an unknown future. Despite a cease-fire being formally in place, civilians and troops still die and get injured almost on a daily basis.
source and photos: http://am1380theanswer.com/news/lifestyle/ap-photos-children-in-war-torn-ukraine-learn-the-art-of-war
EDUCATION
"More than 42,000 children attend 290 educational facilities within the 15km government-controlled side of the contact line. While schools and kindergartens play an important role in any community, their importance in settlements along the contact line has been greatly elevated due to the conflict. In addition to educating children, schools and kindergartens are the only relatively safe places many children have outside of their homes and are sometimes the only places that have safe drinking water and heating in the winter. The importance of schools extends beyond their direct benefits to children. In many cases, educational facilities are the largest employers left in otherwise economically devastated communities."
source: https://www.unicef.org/ukraine/Children_of_the_Contact_Line.pdf
