Children are also being aggressively recruited into armed groups of both sides on an alarming scale." When confronted with such atrocities. our typical response is to send in the bombers and drones. ship military equipment. train "the good guys." or even put our own troops on the ground. By doing these things. we create a state of ongoing war. Is it any wonder the result is more violence. rather than less? The UN High Commissioner on Refugees reported last month that 59.5 million individuals have been forcibly displaced worldwide. This is the largest number since UNHCR began keeping records. UNHCRs Annual Report tells us that every day last year. an average of 42.500 people had to flee their homes. a fourfold increase in just four years.
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