Topics: Children‘s rights
Exhibitions
Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War
October 2019 to March 2025
The journey of two girls from Uganda who were abducted and held captive for years by a rebel group. Later, they discovered the power of using their voices to seek justice for women who survived captivity with the LRA.
Stories
The Impact of War on Children Worldwide
By Shelly Whitman Ph. D.
“The world is waging war on its children, in an obscene mockery of international law,” wrote Simon Tisdall in The Guardian. In 2022, one in six of all children on the planet were living in conflict‐affected areas. As of 2024, we are witnessing unprecedented levels of attacks against children in armed conflict areas. How can we protect our youth?
Voices of women and girls enslaved in war
By Isabelle Masson
Grace and Evelyn were abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda when they were just girls. They managed to find their way back to freedom but have faced many new struggles since they returned home.
Resource guides
Children in war and conflict
We invite you to explore this guide as a starting point to learning more about the varied experiences children face during war and prolonged societal conflict and what their lives are like when conflict ends.