Fatality figures include battle-related deaths (military and civilian) as well as civilians intentionally targeted by the parties to an armed conflict.
This is not a list of countries by intentional homicide rate, and criminal gang violence is generally not included unless there is also significant military or paramilitary involvement.Interstate, intrastate and non-state armed conflicts are listed. Armed conflicts consist in the use of armed force between two or more organized armed groups, governmental or non-governmental.The criteria of inclusion are the following: This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies present-day conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict. No matter their involvement, the recruitment and use of children by armed forces is a grave violation of child rights and international humanitarian law.The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world. Still others associate themselves for survival or to protect their communities. Others are driven by poverty, compelled to generate income for their families. Some are abducted, threatened, coerced or manipulated by armed actors. Many, especially girls, are also subjected to gender-based violence.Ĭhildren become part of an armed force or group for various reasons. Warring parties use children not only as fighters, but as scouts, cooks, porters, guards, messengers and more. Often referred to as “child soldiers,” these boys and girls suffer extensive forms of exploitation and abuse that are not fully captured by that term. Thousands of children are recruited and used in armed conflicts across the world. Between 20, more than 105,000 children were verified as recruited and used by parties to conflict, although the actual number of cases is believed to be much higher.
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