Effects of war

The effects of war are widely spread and can be long-term or short-term.^[2] Soldiers experience war differently than civilians. Although both suffer in times of war, women and children suffer the most in particular. In the past decade, up to two million of those killed in armed conflicts were children.^[2] The widespread trauma caused by these atrocities and suffering of the civilian population is another legacy of these conflicts, the following creates extensive emotional and psychological stress.^[3] Present-day internal wars generally take a larger toll on civilians than state wars. This is due to the increasing trend where combatants have made targeting civilians a strategic objective.^[2] A state conflict is an armed conflict that occurs with the use of armed force between two parties, of which one is the government of a state.^[4] "The three problems posed by state conflict are the willingness of UN members, particularly the strongest member, to intervene; the structural ability of the UN to respond; and whether the traditional principles of peacekeeping should be applied to intra‐state conflict".^[5] Effects of war also include mass destruction of cities and have long lasting effects on a country's economy.^[6] Armed conflict has important indirect negative consequences on infrastructure, public health provision, and social order.^[7]