6 minute speech on the topic " my voice against war" related to Hiroshima Nagasaki day
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On 6 August 1945, a US bomber dropped the uranium bomb above the city, killing around 140,000 people. Three days later a second nuclear weapon was dropped on Nagasaki. Two weeks later Japan surrendered, ending World War Two.
What do our children gain when we have destroyed another nation? What do we gain when we have killed hundreds of thousands of their men, women, and children?" Lewis asked.
What fruit will our actions bear, not just for us but for our children?" Lewis said in a 2002 floor speech. "And not just for the children of our own land, but the children of the West, and the Middle East, and the world?
“Every war is a war against children.” Unfortunately, one hundred years later, those words of Save the Children founder Eglantyne Jebb remain true. Right now, in conflicts across the world, children are living through unspeakable violence with devastating and life-changing consequences. Bombed, shot, starved – children’s homes and schools have become a battlefield.
No child should go through this. No matter where they’re from, every child deserves a childhood in peace. It’s up to us to listen to their voices and help stop the war on children to ensure they have the future they deserve.
Meet Fahad*, Sajida*, Ismail*, Narjis* and Godfrey*. They are just a handful of the millions of children living in conflict zones around the world. Here are their stories, in their own words.