Refugee Children

UNICEF has issued a report which puts the plight of today’s uprooted children as a global crisis in stark perspective. I’ve been reading about children as victims of war, and refugees, and the consequences of the number in several publications I follow. An article by Alexandra Zavis in the 9/19/16 LA Times put it in a way that makes quoting from it readable. The report says 50 million have fled from wars, persecution and poverty.
 About half of the 50 million children driven from their homes is due to conflicts and persecution, the other half is in search of a better life. Continue reading “Refugee Children”