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End exploitation, abuse, violence and war
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Wars and civil conflicts are taking a massive
toll on children. Read more about Children
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Protect Children from All Forms of Violence
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a tent at a refugee camp in the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Fact: In the past decade, 2 million children were killed and
6 million children seriously injured as a result of armed conflict.
Children Helping Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Seven years after the war, Bosnia and Herzegovina has 520,000 internally
displaced people, 213,000 refugees abroad and innumerable people suffering
the psychosocial consequences of war.
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A young boy works with
an electronics instructor as part of a project to provide shelter,
basic education and vocational training to children living on the
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Young people from the Banja Luka youth center, supported by
UNICEF, government agencies and NGOs, are helping pick up the pieces
of children's shattered lives by conducting peer-led workshops on children's
rights and raising money support to orphans and refugee children.
Next: UNICEF in action:
In Southern Africa
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