About 350 milion children living in conflict areas around the world

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

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.

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