As the conflict in Iraq has been raging on for more than 10 years, more and more children die everyday. The death rate of children under 5 is twice more than it was before the war started. During the war, many children are forced to fight. They are taught to kill, causing them to go mentally insane post-war if they aren't already killed in the violence. Iraq children are known to be "obsessed with the gun".
KNOW THE FACTS:
- Over 500,000 children are out of school in Iraq, and many more are in extreme poverty.
- In Iraq, bombings, kidnappings, and murders occur daily.
- Nearly a quarter of babies born in Iraq between 1995-2000 were malnourished and underweight.
- Some children are forced to fight for their country, and they are put on the battlefield themselves.
- In Iraq, bombings, kidnappings, and murders occur daily.
- Nearly a quarter of babies born in Iraq between 1995-2000 were malnourished and underweight.
- Some children are forced to fight for their country, and they are put on the battlefield themselves.
Effects:
- The violence affecting millions of children, is affecting the future generations in a negative way.
"Children in Iraq are seriously suffering psychologically with all the insecurity, especially with the fear of kidnapping and explosions, In some cases, they're found to be suffering extreme stress," -API's Marwan Abdullah
"That day they came home and they were changed because of the things they'd seen, the youngest two have been wetting their beds and having nightmares, while Abdul-Muhammad has started bullying and ordering everyone to play his fighting games. I know things are not normal with them. My fear is one day they will get hold of real guns. But in these times, where is the help?" - Anonymous Mother in Iraq
- Children know about the violence, but they choose to internalize their thoughts and eventually they will let out their anger and emotions.
- An estimated 1 million people have found temporary homes or shelters in camps or empty abandoned buildings.
- The refugees are forced to endure the cold and harsh winters, along with rain and muddy water floods.
- After the horrors and violence that the children survived, they are dying from not having warm enough clothes to survive the winter.
- Kids living in refugee camps believe that they are far from achieving their dreams.
"Children in Iraq are seriously suffering psychologically with all the insecurity, especially with the fear of kidnapping and explosions, In some cases, they're found to be suffering extreme stress," -API's Marwan Abdullah
"That day they came home and they were changed because of the things they'd seen, the youngest two have been wetting their beds and having nightmares, while Abdul-Muhammad has started bullying and ordering everyone to play his fighting games. I know things are not normal with them. My fear is one day they will get hold of real guns. But in these times, where is the help?" - Anonymous Mother in Iraq
- Children know about the violence, but they choose to internalize their thoughts and eventually they will let out their anger and emotions.
- An estimated 1 million people have found temporary homes or shelters in camps or empty abandoned buildings.
- The refugees are forced to endure the cold and harsh winters, along with rain and muddy water floods.
- After the horrors and violence that the children survived, they are dying from not having warm enough clothes to survive the winter.
- Kids living in refugee camps believe that they are far from achieving their dreams.