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In Syria, about 5.5 million people in Damascus and Rural Damascus and 1.8 million people in Aleppo were deprived from access to safe water due to damage to water supply networks caused by the conflict for long periods. The situation remains a concern particularly for children who are susceptible to water borne diseases and who […]
9 year-old Mohammad fled his home in the town of Sbeneh in rural Damascus four years ago when violence escalated and sought refuge with his family in Lebanon. Even though Mohammad was attending school in Lebanon, the different education systems meant that he had to re-do Grade 1 upon his return to Syria last […]
“ماذا لو كان هؤلاء الأطفال أولادكم أنتم؟” دمشق/عمّان،- – شباط/فبراير 2017– “ألمنظر الّذي يقطّع القلب لصبيّ صغير يصرخ في طلب أبيه بعد دقائق من فقدانه لكلتا ساقيه نتيجة اعتداءٍ واضحٍ في إدلب الأسبوع الماضي، هو تذكير قاسٍ لنا بأنّ الأطفال لا يزالون يتعرّضون للهجوم نتيجة النّزاع في سوريا. “بينما تستمرّ الجهود في جنيف هذا الأسبوع […]
DAMASCUS/AMMAN, 23 February 2017 – “The heart-wrenching image of a young boy screaming for his father just minutes after losing both his legs in an apparent assault in Idlib last week is another brutal reminder that children continue to come under attack in Syria’s conflict. “This week, as efforts continue in Geneva to bring together […]
AMMAN, Jordan, 16 Feb 2017 – The European Commission’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations directorate (ECHO) has granted 4.4 million Euros for UNICEF to continue providing urgent support to the most vulnerable Syrian refugee families and children in Jordan. The conflict in Syria is close to its sixth year, and many vulnerable Syrian […]
After six years of war in Syria, winter is the latest threat to children. In rural Quneitra in southern Syria, 400 families displaced by fighting live in makeshift shelters made with blocks, plastic sheets and tin. With extremely limited resources and amid heavy snowfall, these families continuously fight for their lives. The camp was […]
For children and their families across Syria, winter used to bring joy. But after six years of conflict, childhood memories of getting cosy around the heater, playing in the snow and warm winter clothes, are all but forgotten. 7 February 2017, Damascus, Syria- Six years of war have changed how winter feels for children […]
For the third year, an innovative partnership in Syria is providing much needed warm clothing for the most vulnerable children in the northeastern Hasaka governorate. The winter kits produced by a UNICEF partner and a local association group, Al-Birr, include a winter jacket, woolen sweater, winter trousers, woolen hat, scarf and gloves, woolen socks, and […]
AMMAN, 10 February 2017 – ”Violence in Syria this week has reportedly killed at least 20 children and injured others in several areas across the war-torn country. “In Idlib earlier in the week, violence reportedly left 30 people dead, including 16 children. Some of those killed were displaced from fighting in Aleppo. “In […]
By Masoud Hasen 23 January 2017- Hasakah –For many children in Syria, school is little more than a distant memory. Others have never seen the inside of a classroom. But in small pockets all over the country, children and their families are doing whatever they can to reclaim an education that is rightfully theirs. […]
As the intensity of violence decreases, children head back to school with UNICEF support DAMASCUS/AMMAN, 31 January 2017 – In the past weeks, UNICEF has supported the re-opening of 23 primary schools in the eastern parts of Aleppo city, allowing nearly 6,500 children to return to school. UNICEF has provided school supplies, developed an […]
مع انخفاض حدة العنف، يعود الأطفال إلى مدارسهم بدعمٍ من اليونيسف دمشق/عمّان، 31 كانون الثاني/يناير 2017 – خلال الأسابيع الماضية، قامت اليونيسف بدعم إعادة افتتاح ثلاثٍ وعشرين مدرسة ابتدائية في الأجزاء الشرقية من مدينة حلب مما سمح لحوالي 6,500 طفل بالعودة إلى مدارسهم. زودت اليونيسف الأطفال بالمستلزمات المدرسية كما قامت بتطوير برنامجٍ تعليميّ مكثف ودرّبت […]
