Children

On March 11, 2025, a 17-year-old teenager was killed in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine when an improvised explosive device detonated prematurely. His 15-year-old friend lost both legs and two passers-by were also injured. © Security Service of Ukraine

Russia Recruits Ukrainian Children for Sabotage

Although deemed to have criminal responsibility under Ukrainian law, are these minors actually victims of war crimes themselves?

25 Mar 25

A child leans into her mother as Metropolitan Epiphanius conducts an Orthodox Christmas service at Kyiv Pechersk Lavra on January 7, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Ethan Swope/Getty Images

Investigating the Deportation of Ukrainian Children

Expert predicts further international arrests may be issued amid ongoing deportations.

16 Jan 25

Children stand around a vehicle in Chibok in Borno State north-eastern Nigeria. © Stefan Heunis/AFP/Getty Images

Nigeria: School Dropouts Face Hardship and Abuse

Child street hawkers are a common sight in country which tops the global chart for dropouts with 18.3 million boys and girls out of education.

23 Oct 24

Ani's 19-year-old son was killed in 2020 during the Second Karabakh War and the 48-year-old has been dreaming of having another boy. In 2022 Armenia registered a high sex imbalance; experts maintain that the war and the country's fragile security situation may have triggered an increase of sex selection at birth. © Armine Avetisyan

Post-War Trauma Prompts Armenia’s Sex Imbalance

Experts note that the conflict and still-volatile security may be behind the rise of a skewed ratio between boys and girls.

22 Jun 23

"This Camp is Uninhabitable"

Displaced people struggle with access to basic utilities as they wait for permanent solution.

14 Jun 23

Cancer Patient Denied Treatment

Boy waits for urgently-needed chemotherapy as border crossing with Turkey remains closed.

1 Jun 23

Helping Children Heal

Psychological support essential to process the trauma of living through a natural disaster.

4 May 23

Shelter Centre

A woman in the Idlib countryside shares her experience of living in a tent, unable to send her children to school.

24 Apr 23

A Survivor From the Rubble

A 16-year-old boy in southern Aleppo describes how he lost his family in the earthquake.

24 Apr 23

Ukraine: Deporting Children, a War Crime

Kyiv estimates that hundreds of thousands may have been taken to Russia, in some cases forcibly adopted.

30 Mar 23

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