human cost of war

After seven years of conflict, the human cost of the war in Syria has been significant. Latest estimates from the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) suggest five million Syrians have fled the country and hundreds of thousands have been killed in a ...

A memorial is nothing if it doesn't yield lessons to subsequent generations. And while monuments such as the Waco Vietnam Veterans Memorial command reverence for the fallen and awareness of sacrifices borne by those who served alongside them in conflict, these monuments should also spur each of ...

What's the difference between a “military strike” and a “war”? The former sounds limited and controlled, while the second sounds unpredictable and harrowing—which war generally is. George Orwell famously argued that people employ euphemism to obscure the human cost of the political agendas they ...

When the war in Yemen began in late March 2015, Saudi-led coalition leaders thought it would last a few short weeks. Confident in its military might, and eager ... In terms of human cost and the kingdom's image, the reputation of al-Saud dynasty has also taken a heavy toll. The conflict has killed more than ...

Franti released his first self-directed documentary “I Know I'm Not Alone” in 2004. The film depicts his mission for peace in the Middle East, with a focus on the human cost of war. Franti visited war zones in Iraq, Israel and Palestine, playing music to both soldiers and civilians regardless of affiliation.

Subay is working on a campaign, #SilentVictims, which is a series of murals highlighting the human cost of Yemen's continuing war. “Behind the Destruction,” would be the first in the campaign. She used to work at an import-export company lost her job in 2016, after which she sought solace in colors, she ...

... of reason, decided not to follow Jared due to Simon's willingness to let the prisoners die. Alden and several other prisoners stayed behind and are now willing to fight against the Saviors. The episode ends with Maggie looking on as more of her people are buried, pondering the human cost of the war.

As the second year of war began, people started to find coping mechanisms to help them survive its brutality. They learned how to sleep through the sound of airstrikes. They learned to put on a brave smile and hide their pain. While airstrikes continued, and ground fighting spread throughout many areas, ...

McMaster argues that the US needs to be a stable, secure presence around the world, while also being culturally sensitive (paywall). He is keenly aware of the human cost of war, but believes that maintaining peace often takes more intervention, not less. His worldview could be summed up as: Intervene, ...

Tom Sleigh has devoted the best part of his career to poetry, both writing it and writing about it. However, after Interview with a Ghost (2006), a collection of essays which blended poetry and autobiography, the New York-based writer veered off and branched out, swapping distillations and examinations of ...

... the thousands who have succumbed to malnutrition, and the untold number of civilians killed by airstrikes on homes, streets, weddings and funerals. This has been the human price of the three-year civil war in Yemen, in which all parties have shown a callous disregard for life, but where the large majority ...

Street artist Haifa Subay is painting murals to help ensure that victims of Yemen's gruelling three-year civil war are not forgotten. Her latest work, portraying a one-legged casualty of a landmine, is one of many Subay has done in the capital Sanaa during the war, which has killed thousands, driven many ...

This is a wonderfully layered production, where Joshi uses a number of theatrical elements beautifully to show this war and its human cost. A brilliant stroke was to use red shirts, or red on the inside of a vest, to symbolize death, and uses these simple props so well that I felt genuine sadness during a ...

"When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win," the ... Productivity has gone up, but the human cost has been enormous; since 1990, employment at steel and iron mills and primary metals plans has ...

Dr Schwan, who leads on the music and theatre productions, said the project offered a chance to showcase the "creativity and resilience" displayed by people in internment camps. "It explores the human cost of war and imprisonment but also the positive interactions between internees and local residents," ...

Dr Schwan, who leads on the music and theatre productions, said: “This project explores the human cost of war and imprisonment but also the positive interactions between internees and local residents. As we are currently faced with the challenges of Brexit and new debates about migration, such a ...

Dr Schwan, who leads on the music and theatre productions, said the project offered a chance to showcase the "creativity and resilience" displayed by people in internment camps. "It explores the human cost of war and imprisonment but also the positive interactions between internees and local residents," ...

The deal has critics on all sides of the political spectrum, with many arguing NAFTA has cost U.S. workers jobs and others pointing to the human cost of prioritizing free trade over “fair” trade. But NAFTA has been a crucial tool in North America for more than 20 years; even harsh critics of the deal argue it ...

Every few weeks another massive atrocity hits our news stream and then we turn back to other stories until more “flagrant war crimes” enter our feeds. The violence doesn't stop when the commercial break comes or when Trump tweets. It is endless. The siege of Eastern Ghouta has been underway for some ...

Mercenaries carry lower political risks, since they mask the human cost of war: freelance Russian fighters killed in Syria will not be mourned with anything ... of similar cyberforces roaming the digital world, available for private hire, unattached to any one nation, ready to fight wars beyond their own frontiers.

FIRES are escalating and properties destroyed as a result of the dispute between the Rural Fire Service and Fire And Rescue NSW over which agency should respond to emergency situations. Just days after The Daily Telegraph revealed claims the Rural Fire Service declined offers of help from the ...

Whereas, the Vietnam War was one of America's longest and most challenging wars that tested the fabric of our nation and it is a story of service ... now and forever, their names are forever etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a lasting memorial to those who bore the war's immeasurable human cost.

Observers say the human cost of the war has few modern equivalents. An estimated half a million Syrians have been killed and 6.1 million internally displaced, according to the United Nations. From years-long city sieges to the destruction of historic landmarks, much of the country's infrastructure has been ...

CHINA. Pollution drops at record levels, though with a human cost. Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Four years after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang declared a "war against pollution," China is making record strides, according to a new economic analysis.

Then there is the human cost: More than 500,000 people killed, 5 million refugees, entire cities flattened. There are few signs the fighting is ... International players became involved in the Lebanon war—and it tends to prolong wars and makes the outcome far more difficult to obtain.” In Syria's case, Israel is ...

Impact of Afghanistan's fourth consecutive year of war on civilians 'far too high' – UN report ... “The human cost of this ugly war in Afghanistan – loss of life, destruction and immense suffering – is far too high” said the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, during ...