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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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

School Meals Programme for Lebanese and Syrian Children

A carton of milk or juice, locally baked snacks and a piece of fruit are included in a school lunch that some children in Lebanon are receiving, as part of a meals programme launched by the United Nations food relief…

How to Send Every Syrian Child Back to School

The future of a generation of Syrian children and youth is in jeopardy unless donors meeting in London this week prioritise the funding needed to get them back to school, say aid agencies leading the response to the brutal conflict…

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