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Dangerous Ground: Syria's refugees face an uncertain future
Since the beginning of the eight-year crisis, over 6 million people have fled Syria. This constitutes over half of the pre-war population of the nation. The change in the Syrian military landscape in 2017 saw the advancement of the Syrian army and the dec
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Promise to Practice: Following through on commitments to support the future of Syria and the region
The conflict in Syria has created the largest displacement crisis in well over a generation, possibly since the second world war. Six million people remain displaced internally, more than five million are registered as refugees in neighbouring countries a
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Voices from Syria's Danger Zones
The conflict in Syria is entering its eighth year- 2557 days of brutal violence and heartbreak- Syrian children are being killed, maimed, displaced, denied an education, healthcare and aid, on a daily basis. The conflict is not de-escalating. "De-escalati
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Assessing the Impacts of Literacy Learning Games for Syrian Refugee Children: An executive overview of Antura and the Letters and Feed the Monster Impact Evaluations
The crisis in Syria has left 2.3 million children without an education, many of which are now living in displacement in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Greece, and Italy. There are many obstacles to the continuation of schooling for these children: the tra
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Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) 2017
The 2017 Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict Report reveals an alarming increase in grave violations against children—21,000 verified occurences in the last year alone (compared to 15,500 in 2016). Children in conflict areas in the Central Af
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Syrian Refugee Children in Egypt Express their Hopes and Aspirations
As the Syria Crisis enters its eighth year, Save the Children spoke to Syrian refugee children in Egypt about what their hopes, aspirations, and dreams for the future are.
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Boy in Ghouta, Syria (video)
On inspecting the destruction left behind by of a series of missile strikes around one month ago, staff come across a young boy trying to salvage his family's belongings from the site where his house used to stand. Since then, thousands of families trappe
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Invisible Wounds: The impact of six years of war on the mental health of Syria's children
For the past six years, children in Syria have been bombed and starved. They have seen their friends and families die before their eyes or buried under the rubble of their homes. They have watched their schools and hospitals destroyed, been denied food, m
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"We Keep It in Our Heart": Sexual violence against men and boys in the Syria crisis
Amongst the atrocities committed in conflict-ridden Syria, systematic sexual violence perpetrated against Syrian boys and men both within the nation and in displacement needs further investigation. This study, commissioned by the U.N. High Commissioner fo
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Syria Regional Crisis Response: External dashboards- Updated Monthly
According to UNHCR, 5,600,199 people have now fled Syria. Children make up 45% of the refugee population, corresponding to an estimate of 2,520,089 refugee children. To date, we have reached 3,419,732 people in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, and
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Young Lives Disrupted: gender and well-being among adolescent Syrian refugees in Lebanon
The conflict in Syria that began in 2011 has resulted in the exodus of over 5 million Syrian refugees to neighboring countries, with more than one million refugees currently registered by UNHCR in Lebanon. While some are living in tented settlements, the
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Fire Risk Reduction Assessment of Vulnerable Displaced Syrian Populations and Host Community in Lebanon
This report is the result of a fire risk reduction consultancy carried out in Lebanon by a team from Operation Florian in July and August 2016. The consultancy was commissioned by Save the Children Lebanon, in collaboration with the Lebanese Civil Defense