Civilian casualties of war

An estimated 15 million of the 22 million people killed in wars since 1945 were non-combatants. In World War I, civilian casualties were 5% of the total. In World War 2, they accounted for 50%. In the 130 armed conflicts since 1980, civilians have been 80 to 90% of the casualties.

1. War casualties
2. Harm to innocent bystanders
3. Destruction of civilian populations and institutions

1. Warlords
2. Massacres
3. Long-term impacts of chemical and biological warfare
4. Anti-personnel bombs

1. Rebuilding civilian communities affected by war
2. Providing prostheses to mine-injured amputees
3. Protecting civilian populations in times of war
4. Destabilizing civilian communities by war
5. Clearing land mines

1. War
2. Overactivity
3. Inactivity
4. Death
5. Action