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Sun, 05:39 15 Nov 2009 GMT17

 
Chechnya

Boys play football in bombed out Grozny. REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev

Fighting between Russian troops and separatist guerrillas has killed an estimated 70,000 civilians and forced tens of thousands more to flee their homes.

  • Chechnya is one of only two places in the world where aid agencies routinely use armed escorts.

  • Some 95,000 people are displaced, mostly living in squalid shelters.

  • Mines and unexploded ordinance are a major risk.

  • 90 percent of Grozny's schools are damaged or destroyed - International Rescue Committee.

  • Children have been traumatised by years of gunbattles, bombings and upheaval.

  • Four fifths have health problems, mainly neurological and psychological, according to a 2003 health survey.
"Sadly, the consequences of war will have a major impact on the health of our children for many years to come." Chechen Ministry of Health official Hasan Gadayev in 2003


To find out more see our Chechnya crisis briefing.



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