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2024 'one of the worst years in history for children in conflict'

The study, released on Friday, finds that the rights of a record number of children are being violated, including by being killed and injured, missing out of school and life-saving vaccines, and being critically malnourished; the number is only expected to grow.

From Palestine to Myanmar, Haiti to Sudan, the world is experiencing the highest number of conflicts since the World War II. Almost 19 per cent of the world's children – over 473 million – now live in conflict zones, and 47.2 million have been displaced by conflict and violence.

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