1. La infancia bajo el fuego de los conflictos modernos.
Millones de niños en todo el mundo enfrentan una realidad marcada por el desplazamiento, el reclutamiento forzado y la pérdida de sus derechos fundamentales en zonas de combate activo.
- Right now, 1 in 5 children worldwide are growing up affected by conflict. Instead of safety, school and play, they face fear, displacement and loss every single day.
- In 2024, an unprecedented 520 million children one in five globally were living in active conflict zones. Humanitarian access is increasingly restricted, making it harder for children to receive lifesaving aid.
- Grave violations against children are rising. 520 million children are living in or fleeing conflict zones. Across conflicts worldwide, children are being killed, maimed, recruited and affected by sexual violence.
2. Violencia de género y la agenda de paz y seguridad.
Las mujeres y niñas sufren de manera desproporcionada las consecuencias de la guerra, enfrentando niveles récord de violencia sexual utilizada como táctica de represión y terror.
- Sexual violence is one of the darkest consequences of war. In 2024, the .org reported a 25 rise in cases across conflict zones. 92 of survivors are women and girls.
- 676 million women girls lived near deadly conflict in 2024the highest since the 1990s. In crisis, girls face more risksbut theyre also leading change.
- Women face the sharpest edge of conflict and climate crisis. In 2024, 676m lived near deadly conflict. By 2050, climate change could push 158m more into povertyyet women remain sidelined in peace and climate planning.
3. El colapso de la educación y la salud en zonas de crisis.
La infraestructura civil esencial, como escuelas y hospitales, es blanco frecuente de ataques, lo que interrumpe el desarrollo de generaciones enteras y anula el acceso a cuidados básicos.
- Of the 234 million school-age children affected by conflict globally, 85 million children are completely out of school. The figures are unprecedented.
- Attacks on schools in conflict zones have risen by a staggering 44 per cent in the past year, according to the united nations. These incidents resulted in widespread death and abduction.
- In conflict zones, disasters compound. Bombings destroy hospitals, power outages silence ventilators, and medical supplies become bargaining chips.
4. Salud mental y el trauma invisible de la guerra.
Más allá de las heridas físicas, los conflictos generan crisis de salud mental profundas que afectan la estabilidad emocional y social de las poblaciones desplazadas a largo plazo.
- One in five people living in areas affected by armed conflict suffers from a mental health condition, three times higher than the global average. No one should have to endure this alone.
- Children exposed to conflict and other traumatic events face severe emotional stress that can result in lifelong mental health and psychosocial issues.
- Childhood trauma from conflict has lasting psychological and social effects that may be missed by standard economic measures. Child abductions are still tragically commonplace in conflicts around the worldtoday.
5. Desafíos del sistema humanitario y falta de financiamiento.
A pesar del aumento en la intensidad de las crisis, el apoyo internacional y el financiamiento para organizaciones humanitarias enfrentan recortes críticos y riesgos de seguridad sin precedentes.
- The .org emergency watchlist for 2026 diagnoses a new world disorder defined by a collapse in global humanitarian funding.
- Today is world humanitarian day. Last year, 377 humanitarian workers were killed in conflict situations across 20 countries. That is a record high.
- Governments spend 2.7 trillion on militaries, but give war-zone womens groups 0.4 of aid. This violence is funded, then forgotten.