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DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF CIVIL CONFLICT

After a steady decline since the end of the cold war, the number of ongoing civil conflicts in poor countries increased for the first time, to 30, in 2007, according to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). Within countries, the scale and the intensity of civil conflict differ, together with the needs of the affected population. These conflicts subject the civilian population, including women and children, to arbitrary violence and to systematic and long term deprivations of food and public health services, except as provided by humanitarian organizations. The size and profile of this population is not well known, and neither are essential characteristics-such as demographic data, and health and nutritional status-that help set priorities for interventions both during and after the conflict. The main premise of this paper is that the well-being of individuals and families in conflict and post-conflict situations is a key condition for sustainable peace and long-term development. Factors such as infant health, maternal care, food and nutrition, and basic sanitation are among the top priorities of the affected people. Development programming for post-conflict countries should be firmly rooted in an accurate and timely evidence base to justify the priorities selected.