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Stretched: Protracted conflicts and the people living in the midst of it all

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2020

Extract

Situations of protracted armed conflict, whether one armed conflict or a succession of several armed conflicts over a long period of time, subject the affected population to both short-term and long-term effects of warfare. Below are two timelines tracing the experiences of two women during situations of protracted conflict in two countries: Sheringul in Afghanistan, and Om Nawwar in Iraq. Their experiences show that life continues in such contexts, despite violence and instability.

Type
Voices and perspectives
Copyright
Copyright © icrc 2020

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References

1 Some names have been changed to protect the identities of the individuals concerned.

2 These testimonies first appeared in the temporary exhibition “Stretched”, which appeared at the ICRC's Humanitarium in Geneva, November 2018–April 2019.