The devastating images from the war in Ukraine are a stark illustration of the consequences of conflict for ordinary people. The threat of injury or death from shelling, drones or missiles hangs over everything – in addition to day-to-day shortages of food and water, the destruction of schools and hospitals and potential criminal or sexual violence.
But it is also a fact that these harmful effects are not uniformly felt. Instead, studies show that minority groups are more significantly impacted by the destructive effects because war amplifies inequalities and vulnerabilities that already exist in society.
