Abstract
In the Darfur region of Sudan, over 2.3 million children have been affected by the ongoing genocide (UNICEF 2008). Unlike their adult counterparts, children are impacted more severely by the consequences of warfare as they are undergoing a fragile developmental process. While each one of the affected children has had their basic human rights violated in some form, the narrative of trauma differs between groups. Sexually-exploited girls, boy soldiers, unaccompanied children, and those who remain in under-resourced camps have experienced the protracted violence in unique ways. To mitigate the effects of war, each group should receive individualized humanitarian assistance as pertaining to their particular needs. However, as the conflict wages on, the one unifying factor that would benefit all of the children is the immediate and lasting promise of security.
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Judd, Nicole
(2011)
"Security Now: Addressing the Needs of Darfur’s Children,"
Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 11:
Iss.
1, Article 19.
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https://digitalcommons.du.edu/hrhw/vol11/iss1/19
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