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Undercurrents is a regular podcast series featuring interviews with Chatham House experts - and others - about the critical underlying issues which are shaping modern society. Hosted by staff from across the institute, each episode goes in-depth on a topic, looking beyond the news to explore the issues shaping global politics.

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May 30, 2019

At least 420 million children globally – almost one in five children – are now affected by armed conflict. The nature of warfare is changing – with devastating impact on children.

At the See Me Safe Centenary Symposium, organised by Save the Children and Chatham House, experts and campaigners gathered to discuss how to protect children living through conflict.  

In this episode Ben and Agnes speak to three participants at the event to find out more.

Kirsty McNeill, Executive Director of Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns at Save the Children, provides an overview of the scale of the challenges facing children in war. 

Abdulkarim Albrem, Youth Ambassador for the UNHCR's Global Youth Advisory Council, explains how the international community can do more to improve the lives of child refugees, drawing on his own experiences of the Syrian civil war. 

Shaheed Fatima QC, Barrister at Blackstone Chambers, assesses the current state of international law regarding the protection of children in conflict and suggests some improvements. 

Read the Save the Children report:

Stop the War on Children: Protecting Children in 21st Century Conflict

Credits:

Speakers: Patricia Lewis, Kirsty McNeill, Abdulkarim Albrem, Shaheed Fatima

Hosts: Ben Horton, Agnes Frimston

Editor: Ben Horton

Sound Editor: Jamie Reed

Recorded at Church House, Westminster

Produced at Chatham House   

Photo: Jonathan Hyams | Save the Children