Savaş ve silahlı çatışmalarda çocuk sağlığı

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 4, 689 - 695, 01.12.2023

Zeynep Irmak , Birgül Piyal

https://doi.org/10.52880/sagakaderg.1292499

Öz

Milyonlarca çocuk savaşların, terör saldırılarının ve silahlı çatışmaların masum kurbanları olmaktadır. Çocukların temel yaşam hakları çatışma ortamlarında ihmal ve ihlal edilmektedir. Bu ihlaller çocuklara fiziksel ve ruhsal olarak zarar vermekte ve onları yaşamla ölüm arasındaki bir çizgiye tutsak etmektedir. Dünyanın birçok yerinde çocuklar çatışmalarda saldırıya uğramakta, öldürülmekte, yaralanmakta, köleleştirilmekte, kaçırılmakta, istismar edilmekte ve sömürülmektedir. Silahlı çatışma, çocukların fiziksel, zihinsel ve davranışsal sağlığını doğrudan ve dolaylı olarak etkilemektedir. Bununla birlikte bu etkiler uzun dönemli sonuçlara neden olmaktadır. Çatışmanın doğrudan etkileri arasında ölüm, fiziksel ve psikolojik travma, cinsel şiddet ve yerinden edilme yer almaktadır. Dolaylı etkiler ise yetersiz beslenme, bulaşıcı hastalıklar, çevresel tehlikeler, refakatsiz kalma, zorla çalıştırma ve eğitim, sağlık gibi tesislerin tahrip edilmesidir. Bu makalede savaş ve silahlı çatışmalarda çocuklara karşı yapılan ihlaller, çocukların sağlığı üzerindeki etkileri ele alınmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Çocuk sağlığı, ihlaller, silahlı çatışma

Child Health in War and Armed Conflicts

Öz

Millions of children are innocent victims of wars, terrorist attacks and armed conflicts. Children's fundamental right to life is neglected and violated in conflict settings. These violations harm children physically and mentally and trap them on a line between life and death. In many parts of the world, children are attacked, killed, injured, enslaved, abducted, abused and exploited in conflicts. Armed conflict directly and indirectly affects children's physical, mental and behavioural health. However, these effects cause long-term consequences. Direct effects of conflict include death, physical and psychological trauma, sexual violence and displacement. Indirect effects include malnutrition, infectious diseases, environmental hazards, unaccompanied unaccompanied, forced labour and destruction of facilities such as education and health. In this article, violations against children in war and armed conflicts and their effects on children's health are discussed.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Child health, violations, armed conflict

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