National Welsh Baccalaureate Human Disasters; War and Conflict Play video by clicking image above

WAR Click picture to watch video

Split into groups of 2-3, discuss the following questions and circle the appropriate answers 1. What percentage of the casualties in World War I were civilians? a. 15% b. 50% c. 90% 2. What percentage of the casualties in wars today are civilians? a. 15% b. 50% c. 90% 3. Of today ’ s civilian war casualties, what percentage are children? a. 15% b. 50% c. 90% What Do You Already Know About Children and Armed Conflict?

4. Approximately how many children worldwide are currently serving as child soldiers? a. 100,000 b. 300,000 c. 750, How many children have died because of war in the past 10 years? a. 500,000 b. 1 million c. 2 million 6. How many children have been forced to flee their homes because of armed conflict in the past 10 years? a. 2 million b. 8 million c. 20 million What Do You Already Know About Children and Armed Conflict?

Martha’s Story This session will focus on the life of Martha, a 15-year-old girl from Sierra Leone who has lived through more than a decade of civil war. Read through Martha’s Story and then watch her video (right) then answer the questions in your booklet Click picture to watch video BOOKLET ALERT!! ‘Children on the Frontline’- Sierra Leone Civil War Video

This is a video accompanying an anti- war song called ‘War’ by Edwin Starr and depicts images mainly from the Vietnam War of the 1960s and 70s. Attitudes to War 1 Click picture to watch video Also ‘19’ by Paul Hardcastle about the Vietnam War

Attitudes to War 2 This video is a compilation of video and still clips from a British Army infantry unit based in Afghanistan in Click picture to watch video BOOKLET ALERT!!

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims include promoting and facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, political freedoms, democracy, and the achievement of lasting world peace.

The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains many smaller organizations that carry out its missions, including UNICEF. UNICEF is an agency of the United Nations that administers programmes to aid education and child and maternal health in developing countries. Yazidi survivors rescued by helicopter Iraq and Isis Explained

1. What does Dan Toole mean when he talks about the “direct” impact of armed conflict on children? 2. What are the “indirect” effects that he mentions? 3. Why does he say that children are “the most vulnerable, the most affected” by war? Read the interview of Dan Toole, UNICEF’s former Director of Emergency Programs and answer the following questions:- BOOKLET ALERT!!

Meeting the Needs of Children in Armed Conflict: UNICEF in Action UNICEF uses a range of activities to meet the needs of children affected by armed conflict in countries where it has offices. Each conflict has its own unique history and affects civilian populations in different ways, so the type of activities UNICEF carries out vary from country to country. Its activities also differ during different phases of a conflict: When conflict first begins After conflict has gone on for a period of time After the conflict is over Click on graphic above to see the 30 Articles of the UN Declaration of Human Rights Fact sheet on UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

EXTENSION ACTIVITY Read through the different activities that UNICEF gets involved in to help children affected by armed conflict. TASK You will split into small groups and then you will create a poster to publicise the work carried out by UNICEF. Focus on one or two of the activities and create a poster that will appeal to children between 8 and 14 BOOKLET ALERT!! CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION UNICEF; Children and Armed Conflict Video

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Are we, in our local communities, affected in any way by conflicts and wars in other parts of the world? BOOKLET ALERT!!

How can people who have served in the Armed Forces in conflicts and war zones be affected by their experiences? BOOKLET ALERT!!

PESTLE P = Political E = Economic S = Social T = Technological L = Legal E = Environmental Our country has been involved, directly and indirectly, in a number of conflicts around the world during your own short lifetimes. In recent years troops have been involved directly in the ‘War on Terror’. Now complete a PESTLE analysis to identify the factors that affect a country like ours when we are engaged in war and conflict.

PESTLE P = Political E = Economic S = Social T = Technological L = Legal E = Environmental Our country has been involved, directly and indirectly, in a number of conflicts around the world during your own short lifetimes. In recent years troops have been involved directly in the ‘War on Terror’. Now complete a PESTLE analysis to identify the factors that affect a country like ours when we are engaged in war and conflict.

PESTLE P = Political E = Economic S = Social T = Technological L = Legal E = Environmental Our country has been involved, directly and indirectly, in a number of conflicts around the world during your own short lifetimes. In recent years troops have been involved directly in the ‘War on Terror’. Now complete a PESTLE analysis to identify the factors that affect a country like ours when we are engaged in war and conflict.