The following pages focus on the ground-breaking 1996 report by Graça Machel which drew global attention to the devastating impact of armed conflict on children. For more on this issue, visit UNICEF's child protection pages, emergencies pages or the site of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. Full text of the official report (PDF, Acrobat Reader required) A personal note from Graça Machel Wars against children Ten recommendations Healing minds as well as bodies Children at both ends of the gun Unaccompanied children Patterns in conflict: Civilians are now the target Land-mines: a deadly inheritance War hits home when it hits women and girls Copyright © UNICEF Please email the netmaster@unicef.org with comments, suggestions or requests for more information. For hard copies of UNICEF publications, kindly contact your nearest UNICEF Field Office (if you are in a developing country) or your National Committee for UNICEF (if you are in an industrialized country). There may be a shipping and handling charge. Home | UNICEF in Action | Highlights | Information Resources | Donations, Greeting Cards & Gifts | Press Centre | Voices of Youth | About UNICEF