Unicef reports that 1,100 children have been either injured or killed in the Middle East since the war broke out between Iran, the United States and Israel.
Fergal Keane has reported for the BBC from some of the world’s most brutal conflicts – in Gaza, Iraq, Rwanda, Sudan, Ukraine and beyond – and in that time interviewed scores of children who are the innocent victims of adult wars.
As he came to understand the impacts of trauma on young minds, Keane began too to experience his own mental breakdowns – the result of a troubled childhood and a career spent running towards danger – and was eventually diagnosed with PTSD.
In today’s episode, he reflects on what he has learned from his own experiences and reporting about how childhood traumas can be treated, and the hope for those living through today’s wars.
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Chapters:
00:00 How does living through war affect children?
01:30 Children and the trauma of the war in Gaza
03:48 Fergal’s childhood trauma
06:00 Fergal’s "Letter to Daniel"
09:13 The war in Rwanda and Valentina’s story
12:08 Valentina’s trauma from the Rwandan genocide
13:33 Fergal’s diagnosis with PTSD
17:49 What is the scale of the crisis for children around the world?
20:10 How is the Iran war affecting children?
