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There are now over 100 ongoing conflicts and crisis in world, and despite the fact that some of these have been going on for over ten years and have claimed several thousands lives, they have received very little coverage by mainstream media (over 25 years in Sri Lanka and 40 in Colombia, for example). They are, de facto, shunned by the international community at large and are generally referred to as 'forgotten conflicts'.

Several millions children and young people are confronted daily with war, and have no chance to tell the outer world about their lives, hopes and expectations, nor the way they perceive conflicts and their struggle to survive.

To continue the long-standing tradition of young people keeping a diary of their lives and their struggles in conflicts (as much as those of Anne Frank and Zlata Filipovic), the internationally acclaimed organisation, Youth Action for Change (YAC) offers them a platform - though this project - to voice their thoughts, feelings and hopes and promote ongoing dialogue between young people from all sides of the identified conflicts as well as the global audience.

Forgotten Diaries is the first project of this kind.

NEW: FORGOTTEN DIARIES DOCUMENTARY LAUNCHED

Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGsUBo521Ls

Over the past few months, the FD team has been busy creating a documentary to showcase the successes of this project and to also aim to capture the amazing things we have learnt. The documentary describes how young people living in conflict zones can play a vital role in building a culture of peace, and of contributing to the betterment of their communities when empowered. The documentary describes some of the projects run by FD participating youth and also aims to raise further awareness of the lives of youth living in forgotten conflict zones.

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Disclaimer: the views on this site and blogs do not reflect the views of YAC or FD, their staff, partners and endorsers, but are only those of the participants who contribute to the project.

The information contained in our country profiles whas been wholly or partially taken and adapted from diverse sources, including the UN, the EU, the International Crisis Group, a few NGOs and individuals. Despite trying to be as impartial and neutral as possible, we apologise for any mistake or sided statement.