2įor children with disabilities, all these impacts are multiplied. 1 All of this can lead to long-lasting mental health impacts. Their very lives and bodily integrity are at risk their experiences are shaped by constant fear and terror their attachments are frequently disrupted due to loss of family members and other adult protection they might lose years of education, be displaced without a safe place to call home, experience hunger, lose access to health care or proper hygiene and worry about further losses and disruptions to their lives. War affects all children in countless ways. Introduction: War and children with disabilities Their attention and investment in those most at risk of violence during armed conflicts will in turn enhance protection measures for everyone. There is an urgent need for the United Nations and governments to increase efforts to protect children with disabilities as part of their international commitments to protect all children impacted by hostilities. While international human rights specifically call for the protection of children with disabilities in situations of armed conflict, the United Nations, governments, parties to the conflict and humanitarian actors have long neglected their specific rights and needs. Since 2015, Human Rights Watch has documented the impact of armed conflict on children with disabilities in Afghanistan, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Gaza Strip in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Children with disabilities experience multiple and intersecting forms of human rights violations based on their disability and age. In armed conflicts and crises, children with disabilities face serious threats to their lives and safety, including those related to their inability to flee attacks, risk of abandonment, lack of access to assistive devices, lack of access to basic services and denial of education as well as experiences of stigma, abuse, psychological harm and poverty.
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