Unwanted, exploited and abused: tens of thousands of children in Al-Hol camp and several parts of Syria in limbo amid dire humanitarian needs
DAMASCUS, 17 July 2019 - Taking cover from the sun at the entrance of a tent, 14-year-old Afraa, originally from Iraq, waits for her two younger siblings to be examined. “It took us nine days to arrive to Al-Hol from Baghouz [1] … I don’t know what will happen to us,” she says. At least 70,000 people live in Al-Hol Camp, northeast of Syria. UNICEF…