Counting the victims of a conflict: who does it, how?

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Counting the victims - Photo: Yemeni children in a civilian builing destoyed during the war.
Yemeni children pictured on September 30, 2018 in the southwestern city of Taez. In Yemen, according to Unicef, 10.200 children have been killed or wounded since the start of the civil war in 2014. Photo: © Ahmad Al Basha / AFP
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What sources provide reliable information on the number of civilian and military casualties in a conflict? How are these figures collected, sorted and interpreted? This is the subject explored by our partners from Asymmetrical Haircuts in this new podcast, with guests from Airwars, Every Casualty Counts and Omeria, three organisations renowned for their work on these counts that counts, for the victims families and for the fight for justice.

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