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It Is Time To Remember The Lives Of Children Lost

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Amitabh Srivastava

New Delhi, 4 June 2024

Even as India is glued to the 2024 election results it is also time to remember that June 4 is also the International Children Victims of Aggression Day marked by the United Nations.

Children as all know are the most vulnerable part of any society and go through a plethora of atrocities. The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression on June 4 is observed by the United Nations every year highlighting the plight of children who suffer as a result of physical, mental, and emotional abuse. This day was established by the United Nations in 1982, in response to the appalling number of Palestinian and Lebanese children’s victims of Israeli aggression. The recent child victims of Gaza and Ukraine have only added to the numbers which we cannot ignore.

Without going into the politics of who killed who and why, we in India must realize that we in this country consider children as the incarnation of God and any one child lost is a loss of mankind and must be condemned, especially by NGOs working for children.

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Article at a Glance

 

June 4 marks International Children Victims of Aggression Day, a United Nations-observed day highlighting the plight of children suffering from physical, mental, and emotional abuse.

Despite considering children as incarnations of God, India's voice has been missing in condemning these atrocities. Globally, millions of children endure aggression, with 426 million living in conflict zones in 2020.

The media plays a crucial role in raising awareness but often prioritizes celebrity news over hard-hitting stories. A recent report reveals that 46 Ukrainian infants were taken by the Russian military and put up for adoption, with their names and nationalities changed.

This is a war crime, and the media need to take a stand and report such atrocities without bias. It's time for India to speak out against these injustices and support affected children.

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Unfortunately, that voice has been missing for some reason.

Globally, millions of children continue to endure various forms of aggression. Data taken from UNICEF indicates, that in 2020 alone, nearly 426 million children were living in conflict zones. Furthermore, the United Nations documented over 25,000 grave violations against children, including killings, maiming, abductions, and sexual violence. These experiences inflict immediate suffering and impact their physical, psychological, and emotional well-being.

Despite significant advancements in child rights and protection, these stark statistics illustrate the persistent and pervasive nature of violence against children. The proposed program aims to commemorate this important day by raising awareness, supporting affected children, and advocating for stronger measures to prevent and address aggression against children.

But somehow we are missing the candlelight marches and demonstrations to express our solidarity with these inhuman killings happening all across the globe.

Another issue that we as journalists must discuss is the Hamlet-like dilemma of the media-to be or not to be. It's crucial to critically examine the role of today's omnipresent media, also known as Paparazzi chasing film stars and celebrities everywhere.

What they did to Diana Spencer is now history.

In India the same media is everywhere even discussing what dress a particular heroine or her children are wearing at the airport and whether the dress is a repeat of what she put on four years back.

But when the journalists get hard-core pictures of child victims killed in bombings or shootings the editorial boards of the New York Times hold marathon meetings to finally decide that the pictures of dead children killed in a Gaza hospital should not be published.

What then is the role of the media- to suppress relevant information or hand it over to the readers without taking sides?

A more disturbing report has just been published in the international media on June 2.

A 2020 investigation shows how 46 infants from Kherson City in Ukraine were taken away by the Russian military and put on for Adoption on a website in Russia.

More worrying is the fact that their names and their nationality have all been changed and some are already living with adopted parents in Russia.

This is considered a war crime for which the International Court of Justice has already issued arrest warrants against Putin and the Commissioner for Child Rights in Russia last year.

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