WORLD DAY OF WAR ORPHANS
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It’s painful to lose a parent, but losing a parent due to war is even more difficult. An orphan is defined by UNICEF as a kid under the age of 18 who has lost one or both parents due to any cause. Children who lose their parents in unexpected, traumatic events such as war are compelled to stay with a surviving family member or enter the foster care system, where they suffer horrible conditions such as starvation and sickness. They are subjected to incredible emotional and mental strain.
Then UNICEF created a little haven for the ‘War Orphans’, as they called it. The challenges that these children used to face on a daily basis, were looked into, and a substantial change was planned and later executed.
On January 6, World Day for War Orphans, the hardships that these orphans experience are highlighted. Millions of children are orphaned around the world as a result of war, and they face a life of privation as well as emotional and physical neglect. There is trauma, mental disbalance by the impact that that whole war environment leaves on an individual, especially a child!
SOS Enfants en Detresses, a French organization, launched this day to raise awareness for children in distress and to improve their future. Civilians must bear the brunt of war’s victims. Children are the most forgotten war victims. Orphans all over the world face numerous challenges, including malnutrition, hunger, disease, and a loss of social attention. There is no one to protect the world’s most vulnerable population, and they suffer from hunger, disease, and a variety of other issues. with the goal of shedding light on the wide range of physical, mental, emotional, and social challenges faced by minors who have been orphaned as a result of the conflict. The day also aims to raise awareness of the importance of protecting such children’s human rights and to mobilize will and efforts to ensure a better future for them.
A study for the war survivor family found that millions of children have become orphans, with the vast majority of them living with a surviving parent, grandparent, or other family members. Over the age of five, 95 percent of all orphans exist. In developed countries, the number is relatively small. However, they increase significantly in areas that have experienced wars and major epidemics.
Every person, especially a child, has the right to a good quality of life. Taking care of their health and well-being should be a top priority. Those orphaned as a result of war face the additional challenge of living in fear. It is everyone’s responsibility to provide a secure and safe environment for them. Let us not forget that children exist in the world because their elders chose to bring them there.
World War Orphans Day 2022 reminds the world that caring for children in horrific situations is a responsibility, especially in the face of a pandemic.