Syria 9: Facts and figures

June 2020

a mother carrying her baby
UNICEF/Syria/2020

Highlights

GRAVE VIOLATIONS AGAINST CHILDREN IN SYRIA

  • 5,427 children killed
  • 3,639 children injured
  • 4,691 children recruited into the fighting
  • 542 attacks on education facilities
  • 533 attacks on medical facilities


Nearly 6 million children were born since the start of the war in Syria in 2011.

Over 7.5 million children are in need. 5 million of them are in Syria

As of end 2019, 2.6 Million children are internally displaced

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