mathematics today magazine Published this article page no 52 LOST AT HOME REPORT PUBLISHED BY UN CHILDRENS FUND (UNICEF) Report looks at the risks and challenges internally displaced children face and the urgent actions needed to protect them. Key Highlights Drivers of displacement Conflict and violence are key causes of internal displacement for children and their families. Discrimination denial of rights to specific groups statelessness and Climate changeinduced disasters are some other factors. In India total number of new internal displacements in 2019 stood at around 5 million – with majority due to disasters. Impact on children o It often breaks families apart and forces children to move on their own. o Internally displaced children are particularly vulnerable to abuse violence and exploitation. o It often disrupts education by interrupting childrens learning depriving them of opportunity. o It poses challenges to accessing essential services such as safe housing water and sanitation etc. It calls for strategic investments and a united effort by governments civil society companies humanitarian actors and children themselves to address the childspecific drivers of displacement mathematics today magazine buy.
