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News note
15 March 2022
Syria: children struggle with physical and psychological scars after 11 years of war
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Press release
13 March 2022
Kuwait Fund Collaborates with UNICEF to Provide Cancer Drugs for Children in Syria
4,000 vulnerable children with cancer to access life-saving cancer treatment drugs across the country
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Statement
06 February 2022
UNICEF meets child survivors of the attack on northeast Syria prison
Renewed calls to release children and get them to safety so they can overcome trauma and receive support
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News note
27 January 2022
UNICEF provides lifesaving assistance to displaced children and families in northeast Syria
Nearly 45,000 people fled violence in Ghwayran, northeast Syria
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Statement
23 January 2022
Nearly 850 children at immediate risk as violence continues in northeast Syria
UNICEF calls for the release of children in detention, taking them through restorative justice and the return of foreign children in the northeast of Syria to their home countries
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Press release
23 January 2022
151,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by Japan arrive in Syria
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Press release
21 January 2022
Japan contributes $2 million to help Syrian children and families cope amid harsh winter
More than 150,000 people to benefit from access to clean water, good hygiene and sanitation, and improved healthcare
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Press release
19 January 2022
Finland contributes additional €1 million to give more children in Syria access to education
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Press release
08 December 2021
The European Union contributes EUR€2 million to UNICEF to support vulnerable children in Syria
More than 126,000 people in Syria to benefit from improved access to life-saving services
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Press release
29 October 2021
The Government of Finland Contributes EUR€ 3 Million
More than 3,800 vulnerable children to benefit from quality learning means and 1,600 children with disabilities from access to education and basic services
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Press release
12 October 2021
Japan Contributes US$6.5 Million to Support Education
Almost 24,000 vulnerable children to benefit from improved access to safe learning environments as well as enhanced education outcomes with help from 5,000
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Press release
28 July 2021
The Republic of Korea Contributes US$500,000 for education.
UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal supporting education and protection interventions for the most vulnerable children in Syria.