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In shortThe objective of the conference ‘More Than Child’s Play: Challenging Sportfor Development and Peace for Conflict Affected Children and Youth’, was toidentify further research areas that will help bridge concerns faced bypolicymakers, as well as to provide useful output for practitioners. Through acritical examination of the role of Sport for Development and Peace forconflict affected children, the conference provided a forum for constructivediscussion. A better understanding of how to best enhance child welfare inpre- and post conflict situations is urgently needed. By hosting thisconference, ISS is proud to continue its long tradition of being at the forefrontof discussions on development.Aim and backgroundThe conference followed up on discussions that took place at a recent conferencejointly organized by the ISS and the Open University’s International DevelopmentCentre, in the context of the Prince Claus Chair for Development and Equity for2007/8. This conference, ‘Young People in Africa: From Marginalization toCitizenship’, examined youth agency in conflict and post-conflict settings.The follow up conference ‘More than Child’s Play: Challenging Sport for Developmentand Peace for conflict affected children and youth’ was organized by Master’sstudents from the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) on May 19, 2009. The aim of theconference was to critically examine the role of Sport for Development and Peaceprogrammes in addressing the needs of children affected by armed conflict.Many Children Suffer from Traumatic ExperiencesUNICEF estimates that “Some 1.5 billion children – two thirds of the world’s childpopulation live in the 42 countries affected by violent, high-intensity conflict between2002 and 2006.” (UNICEF, 2007). These armed conflicts have a variety of negativeeffects on children and youth. Through bombs, bullets and land mines, childrenbecome physically disabled. Children become refugees and orphans. They witnessviolence and are recruited as child soldiers. Children in conflicts are susceptible tointense physical and psychological trauma.9