In photos: The precious objects bringing comfort to Syrian refugees
5 years, 9 months ago

In photos: The precious objects bringing comfort to Syrian refugees

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When the times comes, it will be the responsibility of Syrian children to rebuild their country – yet many children entering their second decade of life have seen nothing but conflict, displacement and violence having grown up in the midst of communities ripped apart by conflict. Many of the children who live in Za’atari refugee camp carried an object with them after they were forced to leave their homes in Syria due to the war: photos of their fathers who were killed in the war, toys which comforted them as they fled the conflict; and even a set of house keys, with the hopes to use them when they return to Syria. However, in 2018 alone, 1,106 children were killed in the fighting – the highest ever number of children killed in a single year since the start of the war. Unicef has been at the forefront of the response to the Syria crisis since March 2011, reaching more than 80 per cent of the population last year with healthcare, water, education and psychosocial care.

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52 million children out of school, 1 in 6 living in war zones: Unicef
1 week, 5 days ago

52 million children out of school, 1 in 6 living in war zones: Unicef

India Today  

The year 2024 has been one of the darkest years for children trapped in conflict zones, says UNICEF. “The destruction of educational infrastructure and insecurity near schools have exacerbated an already dire situation for children’s education in these regions,” UNICEF stated. MALNUTRITION AND LACK OF HEALTHCARE RISE Malnutrition among children in conflict-hit areas has reached alarming levels due to disrupted …

One in six children live in conflict zones this year: UNICEF
2 weeks ago

One in six children live in conflict zones this year: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

More children than ever have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to conflict, according to the UN agency. About 473 million, or more than one in six children, are estimated to live in conflict areas worldwide, according to the United Nations children’s agency. “By almost every measure, 2024 has been one of the worst years on record for children …

Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon’s children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional
2 months ago

Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon’s children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Curled up in his father ’s lap, clinging to his chest, Hussein Mikdad cried his heart out. This is his worry: “It leaves us with a generation of physically wounded children, children who are psychologically and emotionally wounded.” ‘What do they want from us?’ At the American University of Beirut Medical Center, which is receiving limited cases of …

‘Border clashes in Lebanon taking heavy toll on children’
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Border clashes in Lebanon taking heavy toll on children’

The Hindu  

UNICEF, the children’s agency of the UN, said on April 30 that conflict on Lebanon’s border between Hezbollah militant group and Israel was taking a heavy toll on children, with thousands out of school and healthcare “critically impacted”. “We are deeply alarmed by the situation of children and families who have been forced from their homes,” Edouard Beigbeder, the Lebanon …

Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year

Associated Press  

AL-NAYRAB, Syria — For years, Syria’s civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar Assad, various opposition groups and Syrian Kurdish forces. The protests — part of the Arab Spring popular uprisings that spread across much of the Middle East that year — were met …

The Syrians rebuilding their communities a year after devastating earthquakes: ‘A ray of hope’
11 months ago

The Syrians rebuilding their communities a year after devastating earthquakes: ‘A ray of hope’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Yasser Abu Ammar says that …

It’s been a year since the earthquake and Syrians feel forgotten once again
11 months ago

It’s been a year since the earthquake and Syrians feel forgotten once again

Al Jazeera  

Last year’s earthquake devastated parts of Syria already ravaged by war. When the earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria last year, claiming more than 50,000 lives, the question in the minds of many Syrians, myself included, was: “Could things get any worse?” Unfortunately, things did get worse. There’s almost no mental health support available for young people, despite almost 70 percent …

A year after Syria’s deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit
11 months ago

A year after Syria’s deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit

Associated Press  

IDLIB, Syria — Aya al-Sudani, a bubbly toddler with a toothy smile, will mark her first birthday on Tuesday, but there will be no celebration with cake and presents. Some 542 children were found “unaccompanied and separated” after the earthquake throughout Syria, said Eva Hinds, a spokesperson for the United Nations children’s agency or UNICEF. “Almost everyone in Syria at …

A year after Syria's deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit
11 months ago

A year after Syria's deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some 542 children were found “unaccompanied and separated” after …

Photos: Israel’s war on Gaza’s children
1 year ago

Photos: Israel’s war on Gaza’s children

Al Jazeera  

More than 8,663 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 7, according to the government media office, which added that thousands more are missing under the rubble amid relentless bombardment. “Our gravest fears about the reported numbers of children killed becoming dozens, then hundreds, and ultimately thousands were realised in just a fortnight,” James Elder, …

Gaza ‘graveyard’ for thousands of children: UNICEF amid Israel airstrikes
1 year, 2 months ago

Gaza ‘graveyard’ for thousands of children: UNICEF amid Israel airstrikes

Live Mint  

UNICEF, a United Nations agency, said on Tuesday that the Gaza Strip has become the graveyard for children and thousands of kids have died in just two weeks, while flagging the lack of “clean water, mass displacement, the overcrowding, and the damage to water and sanitation infrastructure” in the coming days amid the relentless airstrikes by Israel. As Benjamin Netanyahu-led …

Northwest Syria witnesses most intense military escalation in three years
1 year, 2 months ago

Northwest Syria witnesses most intense military escalation in three years

Al Jazeera  

More than 65 civilians have been killed in Idlib and nearby cities by government forces and Russia so far this month. Since the beginning of October, cities and towns in northwestern Syria have witnessed a military escalation by Syrian government forces and Russia, the most intense in nearly three years. The Syria Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, …

Child casualties in Gaza a ‘stain on our conscience’: UNICEF
1 year, 2 months ago

Child casualties in Gaza a ‘stain on our conscience’: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

As Israel bombs Gaza, UNICEF calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to enclave where half the population is below the age of 18. The United Nations Children’s Agency has decried the “staggering” number of children casualties in Gaza, where officials say Israeli bombardment has killed thousands. “Even more frightening is the fact that unless tensions are eased, and unless humanitarian aid …

Suffering in the shadows: The humanitarian calamities that aren’t on the world’s agenda
1 year, 2 months ago

Suffering in the shadows: The humanitarian calamities that aren’t on the world’s agenda

Salon  

Various versions of the aphorism “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography” have been making the rounds ever since the rise of U.S. imperialism in the late 1800s. According to the International Office of Migration, that represents “the highest of any internally displaced population in the world, including Syria, Ukraine, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.” Human Rights Watch …

14 million children in Sudan are in dire need of humanitarian support, says UNICEF
1 year, 5 months ago

14 million children in Sudan are in dire need of humanitarian support, says UNICEF

CNN  

CNN — Fourteen million children are in “dire need” of humanitarian support in Sudan, the United Nation’s children’s agency warned on Friday, as a deadly conflict in the country deepens its hunger crisis. Almost 14 million children – a number roughly equivalent to every single child in Colombia, France, Germany, or Thailand – are in dire need of humanitarian support,” …

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world's attention again
1 year, 6 months ago

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world's attention again

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’re eating one meal a day.” Aid agencies will struggle to draw the world’s …

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world’s attention again
1 year, 6 months ago

As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world’s attention again

Associated Press  

BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — Six months after she got the call informing her that her U.N. assistance would be cut, Najwa al-Jassem is struggling to feed her four children and pay rent for their tent in a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley. “We’re eating one meal a day.” Aid agencies will struggle to draw the world’s attention …

Escalating Sudan fighting puts millions of children at risk
1 year, 8 months ago

Escalating Sudan fighting puts millions of children at risk

Al Jazeera  

Nine children have been killed and more than 50 wounded since the conflict broke out on Saturday, UNICEF says. Escalating violence between rival military forces in Sudan is putting millions of children at risk, UNICEF warns as the fighting continues for a sixth day. The battles between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have had a “devastating toll …

‘Catastrophic insecurity’: 10 million children in Sahel need aid
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Catastrophic insecurity’: 10 million children in Sahel need aid

Al Jazeera  

UNICEF says the number of children in extreme jeopardy has doubled since 2020 as armed groups continue to spread violence in region. In a report published on Friday, the United Nations children’s agency said nearly four million more children are at risk in neighbouring countries as hostilities between armed groups and national security forces spill across borders. “Children are increasingly …

More than 7 million children affected by Turkey-Syria quake: UN
1 year, 10 months ago

More than 7 million children affected by Turkey-Syria quake: UN

The Hindu  

More than seven million children have been affected by the massive earthquake and a major aftershock that devastated Turkey and Syria last week, the United Nations said Tuesday, voicing fear that “many thousands” more had died. In Syria, 2.5 million children are affected,” James Elder, spokesman for the UN children’s agency Unicef, told reporters in Geneva. “Unicef fears many thousands …

Children orphaned by the quake in Turkey and Syria face an uncertain future
1 year, 10 months ago

Children orphaned by the quake in Turkey and Syria face an uncertain future

CNN  

CNN — A baby began her life surrounded by chaos and devastation this week. “Every effort should be made to reunify children with their families when suitable, if such reunification is in their best interest.” Similarly, 3-year-old Tariq Haidar was pulled alive from the wreckage of his home in Jandaris, northern Syria, 42 hours after the earthquake struck, Reuters news …

Syria orphans from quake taken in by overwhelmed relatives
1 year, 11 months ago

Syria orphans from quake taken in by overwhelmed relatives

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A Syrian baby girl whose mother gave birth to her while trapped under the rubble of their home during this week’s devastating earthquake now has a name: Aya, Arabic for “a sign from God.” With her parents and all her siblings killed, her great-uncle will take her in. At one hospital in northwest Syria, a red-haired 7-year-old girl, …

Turkey, Syria Earthquake: These Rescue Videos Instill Hope Amidst The Deadliest of Times
1 year, 11 months ago

Turkey, Syria Earthquake: These Rescue Videos Instill Hope Amidst The Deadliest of Times

News 18  

More than 8,000 people have succumbed to death after a massive earthquake ‘knocked’ down south-east Turkey and Syria on Monday. One such video shared on Twitter showed the Israeli rescue team managing to save three people stuck under the wreckage while the other one showed a cat being released from under a heavy object that might have fallen on it …

Turkey-Syria earthquake: 'Thousands of children' feared to be among up to TWENTY THOUSAND killed
1 year, 11 months ago

Turkey-Syria earthquake: 'Thousands of children' feared to be among up to TWENTY THOUSAND killed

Daily Mail  

A grief-stricken father has been pictured holding the hand of his 15-year-old daughter who was crushed to death beneath the rubble of a building in Turkey, which along with Syria has been rocked by a catastrophic earthquake disaster. AFAD has said nearly 8,000 people have been rescued from 4,758 buildings destroyed in the Monday tremors A 14-year-old boy is seen …

Children can help us build a better, greener world for all
2 years ago

Children can help us build a better, greener world for all

Al Jazeera  

About a year ago, 12-year-old Asaad was enjoying being able to go to school and play with friends again in Sudan, following months of uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. His story shows firsthand how the climate crisis is a child rights crisis, and he spoke so impressively about the need for leaders to factor children’s rights into their …

More than 11,000 children killed or wounded in Yemen since 2015: UNICEF
2 years ago

More than 11,000 children killed or wounded in Yemen since 2015: UNICEF

The Hindu  

More than 11,000 children have been killed or wounded in the conflict in Yemen since 2015, the U.N. Children's Emergency Fund said on Monday, a week after it launched a multi-billion global funding drive. Yemen's Saudi-backed government and the Iran-aligned Houthis have been escalating an economic war amid stalling U.N.-led efforts for a new truce since an earlier pact expired …

Group warns of rampant violence in Syria camp of IS families
2 years, 2 months ago

Group warns of rampant violence in Syria camp of IS families

Associated Press  

RAQQA, Syria — A sprawling camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group is witnessing pervasive violence, exploitation and lawlessness, an international aids group said Monday. Doctors Without Borders also said that countries with citizens held in the detention center of al-Hol in Syria’s northeastern province of Hassakeh have failed …

10,000 children killed or wounded in Yemen’s war: UNICEF
3 years, 2 months ago

10,000 children killed or wounded in Yemen’s war: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

Without international support, more children who bear no responsibility for the crisis will die, UN agency warns. At least 10,000 children have been killed or injured in Yemen in violence linked to years of war in the impoverished country, the United Nations children’s agency said on Tuesday. “The Yemen conflict has just hit another shameful milestone: 10,000 children have been …

Children ‘wasting away’ in dangerous Syrian camps, NGO says
3 years, 3 months ago

Children ‘wasting away’ in dangerous Syrian camps, NGO says

Al Jazeera  

Save the Children slams foreign governments for failing to repatriate their citizens from refugee camps in northeast Syria, where children face a host of threats. Beirut, Lebanon – Tens of thousands of children are “wasting away” amid widespread violence and threats in two refugee camps in northeast Syria, Save the Children says, and it is “more urgent than ever” that …

Inner light: The children surviving war in the DRC
3 years, 7 months ago

Inner light: The children surviving war in the DRC

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Joseph, 14, lives in a camp hosting thousands of children and …

In Syria camp, forgotten children left to be molded by IS
3 years, 7 months ago

In Syria camp, forgotten children left to be molded by IS

Associated Press  

AL-HOL, Syria — At the sprawling al-Hol camp, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads, playing with mock swords and black banners in imitation of Islamic State group militants. “These children are ISIS’s first victims,” said Save the Children’s Syria Response Director Sonia Khush. During its nearly 5-year rule over much of Syria and Iraq, IS aimed to entrench …

In Syria camp, forgotten children are molded by IS ideology
3 years, 7 months ago

In Syria camp, forgotten children are molded by IS ideology

Associated Press  

AL-HOL, Syria — At the sprawling al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads, playing with mock swords and black banners in imitation of Islamic State group militants. I will blow you up with a grenade.” Another child slid his hand across his neck and said, “With the knife, God willing.” At a market inside …

For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
3 years, 9 months ago

For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight

The Independent  

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For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
3 years, 9 months ago

For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight

Associated Press  

BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — Mohammed Zakaria has lived in a plastic tent in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for almost as long as war has raged in his native Syria. “We came on the assumption that we would come in and out,” said Zakaria, sitting outside his tent on a cold day recently as his children walked around in worn-out slippers. …

UNICEF: Syria’s war has killed and wounded 12,000 children
3 years, 10 months ago

UNICEF: Syria’s war has killed and wounded 12,000 children

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Syria’s 10-year-long civil war has killed or wounded almost 12,000 children and left millions out of school in what could have repercussions for years to come in the country, the U.N. children’s agency said Wednesday. “One in four children have signs of psychosocial distress,” said Ted Chaiban, UNICEF’s Mideast and North Africa director. “This cannot be just another …

Fire kills 3 children in Syrian camp housing IS families
3 years, 10 months ago

Fire kills 3 children in Syrian camp housing IS families

Associated Press  

A fire in a camp housing families of members of the Islamic State group killed three children and injured 15 others in northeast Syria, the U.N. children’s agency, UNICEF, said Sunday. UNICEF called for the safe reintegration and repatriation of all children in al-Hol Camp and across the northeast of Syria following the fire the day before. “Children in al-Hol …

Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families
3 years, 10 months ago

Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The deaths stacked up: a policeman shot dead with a pistol equipped with a silencer, a local official gunned down, his son wounded, an Iraqi man beheaded. In total, 20 men and women were killed last month in the sprawling camp in northeastern Syria housing families of the Islamic State group. The slayings in al-Hol camp — nearly …

Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families
3 years, 10 months ago

Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families

The Independent  

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UN: Bring home kids from Syria with possible extremist links
3 years, 11 months ago

UN: Bring home kids from Syria with possible extremist links

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. counter-terrorism chief on Wednesday urged the repatriation of tens of thousands of women and children suspected of links to the Islamic State extremist group, warning that many are being radicalized in deteriorating detention camps in Syria and Iraq. He said Biden is committed to working with the international coalition that the U.S. established in 2014 …

Ethiopia Conflict Puts 2.3 Million Children in Need: UNICEF
4 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia Conflict Puts 2.3 Million Children in Need: UNICEF

News 18  

The outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has left some 2.3 million children in urgent need of assistance and thousands more at risk in refugee camps, the UN children’s agency said Friday. “Inside the Tigray region, restricted access and the ongoing communication blackout have left an estimated 2.3 million children in need of humanitarian assistance and out of reach,” …

UN: Northwest Syria fighting displaces over 500,000 in 2 months
4 years, 11 months ago

UN: Northwest Syria fighting displaces over 500,000 in 2 months

Al Jazeera  

Russia-backed offensive against rebel enclave forces 520,000 from their homes in two months, mostly women and children. The United Nations has sounded the alarm over a severe humanitarian crisis unfolding in Syria’s northwest, where a Russian-backed Syrian government push against the country’s last rebel-held stronghold has forced more 500,000 people from their homes in two months. Last Saturday, UNICEF, the …

Children bearing the brunt of Syrian war
4 years, 11 months ago

Children bearing the brunt of Syrian war

CNN  

CNN — Children are suffering in the latest escalation in the nine-year Syrian civil war as civilians face a bleak choice — leave for a life of misery in overcrowded makeshift camps or die. “I will get rid of the sewage water and fix the camp and won’t let the regime advance in any area or let airstrikes take place” …

The future is sci-fi: Children of Men's depiction of marginalised refugees is cautionary tale for our times
5 years ago

The future is sci-fi: Children of Men's depiction of marginalised refugees is cautionary tale for our times

Firstpost  

As we embark on a new decade, how do visions of the 2020s — imagined in books like Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, films like Soylent Green, or even manga like Ghost in the Shell —match up against our reality? To make matters worse, we’ve also become a childless civilisation, making society turn on itself and leaving humanity hovering …

Syria war: At least 16 killed in ‘beyond sadistic’ missile attack on camp for displaced people
5 years, 1 month ago

Syria war: At least 16 killed in ‘beyond sadistic’ missile attack on camp for displaced people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The regime fired at least two ground-to-ground missiles, which …

More than 60 British children trapped in war-torn north Syria, reveals charity
5 years, 2 months ago

More than 60 British children trapped in war-torn north Syria, reveals charity

The Independent  

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Photograph of family hit by an airstrike captures the horrific impact of Syria’s war on children
5 years, 5 months ago

Photograph of family hit by an airstrike captures the horrific impact of Syria’s war on children

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I stayed with the children, praying they would be …

Aid program ready for orphans, 2 and 4, returning from ISIS war zone
5 years, 6 months ago

Aid program ready for orphans, 2 and 4, returning from ISIS war zone

NL Times  

An extensive aid program is ready for the two Dutch orphans, aged 2 and 4 years, who were brought back to the Netherlands from a refugee camp in Syria, radicalization expert Annebregt Dijkman said to newspaper AD. While the government previously said that it will not actively work on bringing Dutch rebel fighters in the Syrian civil war and their …

What hope for Syria’s refugee children ‘the dreamers’ waiting in doorways in Lebanon?
5 years, 7 months ago

What hope for Syria’s refugee children ‘the dreamers’ waiting in doorways in Lebanon?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees claims 948,849 Syrian refugees are registered in Lebanon, …

‘We can't survive like this’: Life in the camps for Syria’s refugee children
5 years, 10 months ago

‘We can't survive like this’: Life in the camps for Syria’s refugee children

The Independent  

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