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LATEST OFFICIAL FATALITY FIGURESGaza

children reported killed

since 7 October 2023 · 30 Jun 2026UNICEF · Data source ↗

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Pencils,not bullets.

Every child deserves a classroom, a notebook and the freedom to imagine a future.

See what war interrupts

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Casualty figures change only after UN verification. This site never invents a running death toll.

THE CHILD BEHIND THE NUMBER

War does not only destroy buildings. It interrupts childhood.

Syrian refugee children continue learning in a temporary school in northern Lebanon. — Russell Watkins / UK Department for International Development · CC BY 2.0 ↗

A child at a learning space in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. — Aashaa · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

School No. 1 in Avdiivka, Ukraine, after shelling in May 2022. — National Police of Ukraine / npu.gov.ua · CC BY 4.0 ↗

A bullet ends a lesson. A pencil begins a future.

verified grave violations against children

Latest verified annual reporting · 2025

children directly affected

Latest verified annual reporting · 2025

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THE COST OF A CHOICE

What reaches a child first?

1 HB pencil

USD$0.023

UNICEF · Official price source ↗

1 × 5.56 mm round

USD$0.29

U.S. DoD · Official price source ↗

The estimated cost of one round could buy about 12 pencils.

Illustrative bulk procurement comparison. UNICEF lists a box of 10 HB pencils at an indicative US$0.23; a U.S. FY2026 public budget estimate lists 5.56 mm ammunition at US$0.29 per round. Prices vary by contract, place and type.

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