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Number of Children in War Continues to Climb
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19 December 2022The number of children living in high-intensity conflict zones has risen by nearly 10 per cent to total 230 million children. With this figure expected to increase dramatically as a result of the Ukraine war, our commitment to children affected by armed conflict has never been greater.
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War Child Offers Children in West Bank a Mental Health Lifeline
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18 August 2022Children in the occupied Palestinian territory are facing new levels of depression and anxiety. Yet, due to a multitude of factors, most suffer in silence. To prevent children from falling through the cracks, War Child has developed an intervention - now active in 100 schools across the West Bank.
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War Child Continues Collaboration With Palestinian Civil Society
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10 November 2021Six prominent Palestinian organisations, known for their human rights and social work, have been designated as terrorists by Israel. Our long-standing partner Defence for Children International – Palestine is one of them. War Child is continuing to work with Palestinian civil society to support children affected by the conflict.
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Our Annual Report: Accelerating Our Response to the Mental Health Crisis
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03 June 2020A record 149 million children and young people worldwide live with the direct effects of violence and armed conflict. The vast majority of them - an estimated 84 million children - experience significant psychological problems as a result of their exposure to this violent instability. Yet an estimated 95 per cent of these children receive no mental health support at all - due in part to a critical absence of humanitarian funding. We worked to bridge the gap in 2019 - and these efforts are laid out in our new Annual Report.
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