Winter cash assistance helps Syrian children wrap up warm
AMMAN, 30 April 2018 – Winter cash assistance enabled families in Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps to buy warm clothes for their children before freezing temperatures set in and is an effective and powerful tool to help realize children’s rights to health, education and recreation, according to a new report by UNICEF. During the 2017-18 winterization […]
Government of Japan grants US$2million to UNHCR and UNICEF for vital medical services to crisis-affected Syrians in Jordan
AMMAN, 25 April 2018 – The Government of Japan today formally announced a new provision of its Emergency Grant Aid to UNHCR and UNICEF amounting to a total of US$2 million for continued emergency humanitarian assistance in Jordan as the Syria crisis enters its eighth year. Under the new Emergency Grant Aid, UNHCR has […]
رغم أكثر من سبع سنوات من الحرب، يحصل ما يقرب من 5 ملايين طفل سوري على التعليم
قبيل انعقاد مؤتمر بروكسل، توجه اليونيسف الدعوة إلى تقديم المزيد من الدعم لتعليم الأطفال بروكسل/عمان ، 24 نيسان/أبريل 2018 – مع كل الصعاب ورغم الحرب التي طال أمدها لأكثر من سبع سنوات وما سببته من عنف ونزوح، لا يزال 4.9 مليون طفل سوري يحصلون على التعليم. صرح خِيرْت كابالاري، المدير الإقليمي لليونيسف في منطقة الشرق […]
Nearly 5 million Syrian children accessing education despite over seven years of war on children
Ahead of the Brussels conference, UNICEF calls for more support to children’s education BRUSSELS/AMMAN, 23 April 2018 – Against all odds, 4.9 million Syrian children continue to have access to education despite more than seven long years of war, violence and displacement. “Massive funding from donors, unprecedented generosity from host governments and communities; relentless work […]
We made a promise: Ensuring learning pathways and protection for Syrian children and youth
Brussels conference, April 2018: Entering its eighth year, the conflict in Syria has uprooted more than 11.6 million Syrians from their homes: some 6.1 million have been internally displaced while 5.5 million have sought refuge in the five host countries of Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt. The NLG initiative was launched in 2013 to […]
فرص لإجراء مقابلات – اليونيسف مؤتمر دعم مستقبل سوريا والمنطقة بروكسل، 24- 25 نيسان/أبريل 2018
الموضوع : التعهد رفيع المستوى لأجل الأزمة في سوريا خلال مؤتمر بروكسل، سيجمع القادة من جميع أنحاء العالم لمساعدة الملايين الذين تمزقت حياتهم بسبب النزاع المستمر منذ سبع سنوات. تركت الحرب وقعاً مدمّراً على كل طفل سوري مع ما لهذه الأزمة من آثار يتردد صداها في جميع أنحاء البلاد والمنطقة بل والعالم أجمع. اللقاء مع : […]
Interview opportunities – UNICEF Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region conference Brussels, 24-25 April 2018
What: The high-level pledging event for the Syria crisis in Brussels will bring together world leaders from around the globe to help millions of people whose lives have been torn apart by the seven-year conflict. The war has had a devastating impact on each and every Syrian child with the effects of the crisis reverberating throughout […]
EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS POSE FATAL RISKS TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SYRIA
DAMASCUS, 4 April 2018 – Marking the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are calling for concerted international action in response to the devastating health consequences of explosive hazards in Syria. More than 8 million people are exposed to explosive hazards in Syria, including over […]