Global Crises Leave Millions of Children Displaced, Malnourished, and Traumatised Amid Unchecked Armed Conflicts.

More children than ever before live in conflict zones or have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to fighting, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said.

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called 2024 one of the worst years in the organisation’s history for children living in conflict areas, with a record number of children having their rights violated,

Almost 19 per cent of the world’s children – over 47.3 crore – now live in conflict zones, and 47.2 million have been displaced by conflict and violence. • From Palestine to Myanmar, Haiti to Sudan, the world is experiencing the highest number of conflicts since World War II.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell described 2024 as one of the worst years on record for children in conflict zones, both in terms of the number affected and the severity of the impact on their lives.

UNICEF is working with partners to deliver warm clothing and other urgently needed assistance to children trapped in ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Many more were malnourished, missing school, or deprived of essential healthcare including vaccines.More children than ever before are estimated to be living in conflict zones or forcibly displaced, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Saturday.