44. Youth are often among the main victims of armed conflict. Children and youth are killed or maimed, made orphans, abducted, taken hostage, forcibly displaced, deprived of education and health care and left with deep emotional scars and trauma. Children illegally recruited as child soldiers are often forced to commit serious abuses. Armed conflict destroys the safe environment provided by a house, a family, adequate nutrition, education and employment. During conflict, health risks increase among youth, especially young women. Young women and girls face additional risks, in particular those of sexual violence and exploitation.
44. 青年往往是武装冲突的主要受害者。儿童和青年遭到杀害或因此而肢体伤残，沦为孤儿，遭到绑架，被劫为人质，被迫流离失所，失去求学机会，没有医疗保健，心灵上留下深深的疤痕和创伤。儿童被非法征招，成为儿童兵，他们往往被迫实施暴行。武装冲突摧毁了由房屋、家庭、充足的营养、教育和就业这一切所提供的安全环境。在武装冲突中，青年的健康风险加大，对于青年妇女来说尤为如此。青年妇女和女孩面临更多的风险，特别是性暴力和性剥削的风险。