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Children Are Dying Before Our Eyes in Syria: UNICEF Chief

Children Are Dying Before Our Eyes in Syria: UNICEF Chief

The Executive Director of UNICEF Henrietta H. Fore has expressed her deep concern over the continuing violence in Syria. Reports suggest that another deadly chemical attack may have been carried out in Syria on Saturday in the town of Douma. “I am particularly horrified by allegations of a chemical attack…
UNICEF Documentary Reveals Syrian Children’s Struggle for Education

UNICEF Documentary Reveals Syrian Children’s Struggle for Education

A new interactive documentary providing an intimate look into the lives of Syrian school-aged children living as refugees in Lebanon was launched by UNICEF today. #ImagineaSchool provides a first-hand account of the challenges Syrian refugees face in their struggle to access education. UNICEF released the stories of 19 children to…
Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey Missing Out on Education

Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey Missing Out on Education

Nearly half a million Syrian refugee children are currently enrolled in schools across Turkey. But despite a more than 50 per cent increase in enrolment since last June, over 40 per cent of children of school-going age – or 380,000 child refugees – are still missing out on an education,…
Children Need Education and Psychosocial Support in Syria

Children Need Education and Psychosocial Support in Syria

A senior United Nations humanitarian official reported Wednesday that though damage to Aleppo was extreme, aid workers were nonetheless inspired by signs of optimism and hope, and asked that peace be given a chance. Sajjad Malik, Acting Resident Coordinator for Syria, said that while “nothing prepared us for what we…
Children in Syria Risk Their Lives to Go to School

Children in Syria Risk Their Lives to Go to School

With the start of the school year in Syria, over 1.7 million children remain out of school and another 1.3 million are at a risk of dropping out, according to new education data. Escalating violence, displacement, increased poverty, and an overstretched and under-resourced education system continue to force children out…
UNICEF Deplores Attack on Primary School in Syria

UNICEF Deplores Attack on Primary School in Syria

UNICEF has deplored Tuesday's attack on the “That al-Netaqeen” primary school in the city of Daraa which killed five school children, aged between four and 16, and left 15 other children injured. “The conflict in Syria has plummeted to such lows that children are now risking their lives just to…
Ricky Martin Meets Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon

Ricky Martin Meets Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon

World-renowned singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ricky Martin calls for increased focus on safeguarding the futures of millions of children affected by the Syria conflict, whose lives have been shaped by displacement, violence and a persistent lack of opportunities. Around 1.1 million Syrians have sought refuge in Lebanon since the…