Urgent! Child Protection in Syria: Current situation and priorities

Restricted humanitarian access inside Syria means that the international humanitarian response is not able to reach all girls and boys with urgent protection needs. It also means that data on child protection needs and existing child protection structures and capacities is limited and information is difficult to verify. More evidence is required in order to assess the exact scale and scope of child protection issues and the appropriate modalities for the response in this context. Currently, child protection assessments amongst the refugee population, eyewitness accounts, media reports and information issued by the UN, NGOs and others indicate a number of child protection issues which are of serious concern.