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The Dire Toll: One in Five Children Living in War Zones
In 2024, an unsettling reality enveloped the world: one in five children, roughly 520 million, lived amid active warfare. This figure represents a stark increase of 47 million from the previous year, marking the highest count since formal tracking began in 2005. The 2024 Save the Children report, published Tuesday, paints a grim picture of the ebbing tides of conflict sweeping across the globe.
Global Surge in Conflict
The report’s data, sourced from PRIO and the…