CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Of these, there were 12 million new displacements involving children, including around 3.8 million of them caused by conflict and violence, and 8.2 million due to disasters linked mostly to weather-related events.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2019, UASC lodged around 25, 000 new asylum applications. In addition, 153, 300 unaccompanied and separated children were reported among the refugee population at the end of 2019. Both figures, however, are significant underestimates due to the limited number of countries reporting data.

Detailed explanation-3: -Displaced persons suffer significantly higher rates of mortality than the general population. They also remain at high risk of physical attack, sexual assault and abduction, and frequently are deprived of adequate shelter, food and health services.

Detailed explanation-4: -Internally displaced children have been forced to leave their homes behind, may have been victims of violence, and may have been separated from their families. They become increasingly at risk of forced labor, forced early marriage, domestic violence, sexual exploitation, and recruitment into armed groups.