Contents: Introduction: Personal reflections on the new rights for children in war / Lisbet Palme -- 1. National and societal implications of war on children / Cole P. Dodge -- 2. War experiences and psychological impact on children / Magne Raundalen, Atle Dyregrov -- 3. Fleeing the war: street boys in Khartoum and Maputo / Cole P. Dodge, Magne Raundalen -- 4. Child soldiers of Uganda and Mozambique / Cole P. Dodge -- 5. Internally displaced: a silent majority under stress/ Rune Stuvland, Cole P. Dodge -- 6. Corridors of peace across the lines of civil war in Uganda and Sudan / Cole P. Dodge -- 7. Helping the child / Magne Raundalen, Atle Dyregrov -- 8. Research challenges in practical perspective / Magne Raundalen, Cole P. Dodge -- 9. Rights and hopes for children in war / Magne Raundalen, Cole P. Dodge -- Annex. Convention on the rights of the child