War always has a price. The biggest cost is always paid by children.
When conflicts and wars erupt, the result is always the same: children pay the heaviest price. No matter where a war begins or why it is fought, children suffer most. Their sense of safety is shattered. Many are forced from their homes, struggling without reliable food, clean water, or shelter. Their education is disrupted and their futures are put on hold.
World leaders face a clear choice: continue paying the escalating human cost of war, or invest in diplomacy, peace, and children.
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New Stories From Children
For 10-year-old Kareem, who has autism, stability, routine, and consistent support are essential to how he learns, communicates, and feels safe.
Solomia* and her parents lived in Kherson. At the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine, their city became beyond the government’s control.
Ali, 13, and his younger brother Nour, 10, were playing football in Khartoum, Sudan when their childhood was shattered in an instant, when a shell exploded near their play site.
Marah, 11, was first displaced from her home in Syria due to conflict, and later again when earthquakes struck the region.
Salama, a mother of seven children, is trying to rebuild her life after fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Amina's Story
Amina's Story
“We had planned to return to Syria later... but the escalation in Lebanon changed everything. We came back because we were fleeing bombardment and trying to save our lives.”
Amina*, 25, first fled Syria with her family as a child in 2013 after conflict forced them to leave their home. They initially moved to Beirut, Lebanon before settling in the Bekaa Valley, where they spent years trying to build a life in displacement.
However, the escalation of conflict in Lebanon forced Amina and her family to return to Syria for their own safety.