SAVE THE CHILDREN IN SYRIA
Page updated: 4 May 2025
After thirteen years of brutal conflict in Syria, half of the children have grown up knowing nothing but conflict and crisis. Even before the devastating earthquakes in February 2023, more than 15.3 million need humanitarian assistance- including 7 million children. Many lived in areas where basic services are almost non-existent and the infrastructure, they relied on has been decimated. The economic deterioration, currency collapse, and price rises have contributed to a situation in which there are humanitarian needs in every single part of Syria today. Even before the earthquake, humanitarian needs across the country had never been higher. THE SITUATION FOR CHILDREN IN SYRIA More than half the population has been forced to flee their homes, with 7.2 million people currently internally displaced and over 12 million refugees in the region. Many children have lost parents, siblings, or other close relatives. Two million children are out of school, depriving them of basic skills and a protective environment. Multiple displacements, poverty, and the deterioration of the household economy as well as attacks on education have contributed to a situation in which 2.4 million children are out of school, depriving them of basic skills and a safe and protective environment, leaving them at risk of being forced into child labour or child marriage. 1.6 million more are at risk of having to drop out. Rates of malnutrition, disease, and disability have increased markedly throughout the crisis. Children report feeling afraid, anxious, and sad, with many showing signs of emotional distress and toxic stress.
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