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Time is Ticking for Mosul's Children
The Iraqi Government is expected to make its move to retake the city of Mosul, currently held by the so-called Islamic State, in October 2016. The battle for control is likely to be fierce and prolonged. In addition to the risk of mass civilian casualties
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Every Last Child Country Spotlight: Iraq
Save the Children is campaigning at an international and national level to achieve the greatest impact for children with the Every Last Child Campaign. This country spotlight focuses on the internally displaced children and Syrian refugee children in Iraq
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Funding, Policy and Protection: Delivering a quality education to children affected by conflict in Syria and the region
6 million children affected by the war in Syria are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. 1.4 million of these children are of school age and are living as refugees in neighbouring countries and more than half of them lack access to education. As Hea
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A Future in the Balance: How the conflict in Syria is impacting on the needs, concerns and aspirations of young people across the Middle East
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) together with the King Hussein Research Foundation and the International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation have undertaken research in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and the Kurdish Region of Iraq to better under
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Child Protection in Emergencies Facts and Figures
Compiled by the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG), this report presents facts and figures on child protection in emergencies. Data was collected for the 42 countries that have a Humanitarian Coordinator or that were on the Inter-Agency's Standing Comm
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Small Hands, Heavy Burden: How the Syria conflict is driving more children into the workforce
According to this new report, released by Save the Children and UNICEF, the continued conflict and humanitarian crisis in Syria are pushing an ever growing number of children into an often exploitative labour market. The risk of a “lost generation” of Syr
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Childhood in the Shadow of War
Now in its fifth year, the armed conflict in Syria continues to increase in intensity. More and more civilians are being driven from their homes to seek safe shelter elsewhere in the country, or, increasingly, outside of Syria’s borders, which has led to
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Education Under Fire: How Conflict in the Middle East is Depriving Children of Their Schooling
Produced and published by UNICEF, this publication investigates how conflict in the Middle East is depriving children of their schooling. As conflict continues and spreads, schools – and the children and teachers that use them – are finding themselves in
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Tested at the Margins: The contingent rights of displaced Iraqi children in Jordan
This report argues that Iraqi children in Jordan lack the institutional support necessary to guarantee them the fundamental needs for safety and wellbeing, as a result of their non-citizen status. In addition, humanitarian/development actors on site in Jo
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The Journey of Child Refugees
In this video, Save the Children interviews child refugees and their caretakers as they make the journey from Turkey to Greece, and onward to Macedonia.