Game-style video shows terror of war through the eyes of a child

A hard-hitting new video has been launched which shows the horror of war through the eyes of a nine-year-old girl called Nima.

Made in the style of a first-person shooting game, Duty of Care has been released today by War Child UK to highlight the lack of funding for child protection in conflicts.

The scenarios in the video, including witnessing the shooting of a parent, are drawn from real-life testimonies of children in War Child国产视频檚 projects across Africa and the Middle East.

The charity国产视频檚 United Kingdom CEO, Rob Williams, said:聽国产视频淲e know that child protection interventions in war save lives. In humanitarian emergencies, tangible forms of aid take precedence over protection and education, which are chronically underfunded.

国产视频淭he truth is, while food, water and shelter are daily necessities, they do not keep a child in war safe from harm.国产视频�

Gordon Brown, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, said in May that 2015 was 国产视频渢he year of fear国产视频� for children. He said there were 国产视频渞ising numbers of girls and boys at risk from conflict国产视频� and聽emphasised the need for a humanitarian fund for education in emergencies.

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Last year only 1% of all humanitarian aid went to education in emergencies, which includes conflicts and natural disasters.

Led by A World at School, more than 40 of the world国产视频檚 leading charities and campaign organisations issued a joint statement calling for a public commitment for an education in emergencies fund to be made at the Oslo Education Summit.

At the summit earlier this month, the Global Humanitarian Platform and Fund for Education in Emergencies was agreed. Leaders decided to move forward on developing a system to improve how aid is provided in emergencies and urgently address the gap in funding of education in emergencies.

War Child UK国产视频檚 video is part of its HELP campaign to urge reform to the humanitarian system which neglects the needs and rights of children in war.

The charity released another shocking statistic today 国产视频� that less than 3% of humanitarian funding is spent on protecting children in war zones, despite them making up more than 50% of those affected.聽

The campaign is targeting the World Humanitarian Summit聽in 2016 and War Child UK is calling on the British government to use its influence to prevent grave violations against children in conflicts.

Mr Williams added:聽国产视频淭he HELP campaign aims to ensure that children are no longer by-passed by the humanitarian system but put at the centre of what humanitarianism is trying to achieve 国产视频� saving lives and ensuring a peaceful return to dignity and self-reliance.国产视频澛�