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14 March 2024
After 13 years of conflict in Syria, more children than ever in need of humanitarian assistance and a chance
DAMASCUS/AMMAN 15 March 2024 – After thirteen years of conflict in Syria, almost 7.5 million children in the country are in need of humanitarian assistance – more than at any other time during the conflict. Repeated cycles of violence and displacement, a devastating economic crisis and extreme deprivation, disease outbreaks and last year’s…
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02 March 2023
3.7 million children in earthquake-affected Syria face catastrophic combination of threats, warns UNICEF Executive Director, following two-day visit
DAMASCUS, 2 March 2023 – The 3.7 million children in affected areas of Syria who survived the powerful earthquakes that hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria on 6 February are facing several growing and potentially catastrophic threats, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warned today, at the end of a two-day visit to Syria. The…
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31 March 2022
The lasting scars of conflict in Iraq
Long after a conflict has ended – after the terrifying sounds of gunfire, mortars and rockets have gradually faded – the impact of explosive weapons can reverberate for years to come. Landmines and unexploded or abandoned ordnance continue to kill and maim children and their families, leaving lasting scars both physical and psychological. Iraq…
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21 March 2017
A place called home - separated and unaccompanied Syrian children
The violence in Aleppo has separated many children from their families. Working with partners on the ground, UNICEF is searching for these children and providing them with safe temporary homes while efforts are made to trace family members. Twelve-year-old Mohammad and his five siblings were found living alone in terrible conditions. After several…
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29 December 2016
Children displaced from east Aleppo: Traumatized, injured, alone
UNICEF teams in Aleppo are working with partners to provide life-saving assistance for all children. ALEPPO, Syrian Arab Republic, 29 December 2016 – For the families who fled the fighting in Aleppo city, the arduous journey was full of chaos and horror. Terrified and alone, many of the children arrived in shelters unaccompanied or separated…