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What does it mean?
Wars cause people to vanish, whether through death, displacement, or loss of identity.
In plain terms
War makes people disappear.
What can you take from it?
Recognize the human cost of conflict.

Where it applies

  • refugee crises
  • military occupations

Putting it to work

  • humanitarian aid
  • peace advocacy

Questions to consider

  • What are the long‑term impacts on societies when people disappear?

Another view

It generalizes a complex phenomenon.

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