​Children in Conflict: Basic Mapping

Led by Gudrun Østby
Sep 2017 -

PRIO has carried out a data mapping exercise of key indicators for children in conflict since 1997, as well as some basic analysis of the main risk factors. 

This research is used to inform Save the Children's Protecting Children in Conflict strand of work, and forms part of a flagship report for the organization, which was presented at the Munic Security Summit in February 2018.

​The mapping provides an overview of the patterns of armed conflict, number of children affected by armed conflict, child mortality in conflict zones, sexual violence against children, as well as the prevalence of child soldiers.


Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Article

Østby, Gudrun; Siri Aas Rustad; Roos Haer & Andrew Arasmith (2022) Children at Risk of Being Recruited by Armed Groups, 1990–2020, Children & Society. DOI: 10.1111/chso.12609: 1–20.

Popular Article

Haer, Roos; Gudrun Østby; Siri Aas Rustad & Andrew Arasmith (2021) 1 in 8 Children Are at Risk of Being Recruited by Armed Actors, PRIO Blog, 30 November.
Østby, Gudrun & Ragnhild Nordås (2021) Protection of Education in Conflict Zones – a Step in the Right Direction, PRIO Blog, 5 November.
Nagel, Robert; Ragnhild Nordås; Gudrun Østby; Siri Aas Rustad & Andreas Forø Tollefsen (2021) 72 Million Children Are at Risk for Sexual Violence in Conflict. What Can Be Done?, PRIO Blog, 19 February.
Østby, Gudrun; Karim Bahgat; Kendra Dupuy; Siri Aas Rustad; Håvard Strand & Tore Wig (2018) New Mapping of Children Affected by Armed Conflict, PRIO blog, 15 February.

PRIO Policy Brief

Østby, Gudrun; Siri Aas Rustad & Andrew Arasmith (2022) Children Affected by Armed Conflict, 1990–2021, Conflict Trends, 2. Oslo: PRIO.
Østby, Gudrun; Siri Aas Rustad & Andrew Arasmith (2021) Children Affected by Armed Conflict, 1990–2020, Conflict Trends, 4. Oslo: PRIO.
Haer, Roos; Gudrun Østby; Siri Aas Rustad & Andrew Arasmith (2021) Children at Risk of Being Recruited for Armed Conflict, 1990–2020, Conflict Trends, 6. Oslo: PRIO.
Nagel, Robert; Ragnhild Nordås; Gudrun Østby; Siri Aas Rustad & Andreas Forø Tollefsen (2021) Children at Risk of Wartime Sexual Violence, 1990–2019, Conflict Trends, 1. Oslo: PRIO.
Østby, Gudrun; Siri Aas Rustad & Andreas Forø Tollefsen (2020) Children Affected by Armed Conflict, 1990–2018, Conflict Trends, 1. Oslo: PRIO.
Østby, Gudrun; Siri Aas Rustad & Andreas Forø Tollefsen (2020) Children Affected by Armed Conflict, 1990–2019, Conflict Trends, 6. Oslo: PRIO.
Østby, Gudrun; Siri Aas Rustad & Andreas Forø Tollefsen (2018) Children Affected by Armed Conflict, 1990–2017, Conflict Trends, 10. Oslo: PRIO.
Bahgat, Karim; Kendra Dupuy; Gudrun Østby; Siri Aas Rustad; Håvard Strand & Tore Wig (2018) Children Affected by Armed Conflict, 1990–2016, Conflict Trends, 1. Oslo: PRIO.

Report - Other

Bahgat, Karim; Kendra Dupuy; Gudrun Østby; Siri Aas Rustad; Håvard Strand; & Tore Wig (2018) Children and Armed Conflict: What Existing Data Can Tell UsOslo: PRIO.