About 350 milion children living in conflict areas around the world

The Save the Children charity organisation says about 350 million children around the world are now living in areas affected by conflict. A new report by the agency shows most of the children live in the Middle East and Asia and lack access to basic education and healthcare.

Injured children sit near their brothers at a hospital after a bombing in Douma, eastern Ghouta, Syria, 08 February 2018 (issued 09 February 2018). Source: AAP