The number of children living in conflict zones has risen by 75 percent from the early 1990s, Save the Children reports. In a report published on Thursday, global charity Save the Children says that there are more than 357 million children living in war and conflict zones, an increase of roughly 75 percent from the early 1990s. Around half of those affected — 165 million children — live in “high-intensity” conflicts. Save the Children also says that “increasingly brutal tactics are being utilized” abusing children as suicide bombers and targeting kids in schools and hospitals as well as using so-called indiscriminate weapons like barrel bombs and cluster munitions. Apart from the conflicts themselves, children are affected by increasing displacement, with more than 65 million people around the world without a permanent home.

Source: Egypt Independent February 15, 2018 08:37 UTC