Friday, November 29, 2013

UN Report Highlights The Trauma Of 1.1 Million Syrian Children



Syria War Creates Generation of 1.1 Million Lost Children -- Bloomberg

The Syrian civil war is creating a generation of traumatized, isolated and under-educated children who are vulnerable to exploitation and recruitment by armed groups, the United Nations said in a report.

About 1.1 million of 2.2 million refugees registered with the UN’s refugee agency are children, and among those who are school-aged fewer than half are in school, according to the report released today the UN High Commissioner for Refugees based on its July-October 2013 survey of refugee children and their families in Lebanon and Jordan.

Several of the 57 boys interviewed for the report expressed a desire to return to Syria to fight and the UN has heard of boys being trained to fight in preparation for return to Syria, the report said.

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More News On The Plight Of Syria's Children

New UN report details widespread psychological distress of Syria’s refugee children -- UN News Centre
UN highlights trauma of Syrian refugee children -- AFP
UN: Syrian refugee children increasingly working, not in school -- Haaretz/AP
Syrian war scarring generation of children - UN refugee chief -- Reuters
Syrian refugee children face 'catastrophic' life in exile, UN says -- The Guardian
Syria war 'damaging a generation of children', UN warns -- BBC
UN urges support for Syrian refugee children -- Al Jazeera
Syria's children: Another year of horror -- CNN
U.N. report: Refugee children suffering as Syrian civil war continues -- UPI
Syrian refugee children forced to work in 'dangerous' conditions -- CBC
United Nations Draws Attention to Plight of Syrian Refugee Children -- New York Times
Syrian refugee children work, provide for families -- Washington Post/AP
Thousands of Syrian children left to survive alone, says UN -- The Telegraph
Tragedy by Numbers: The Lasting Impact of War on Syria’s Children -- Time

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