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Empowering young people in Al-Hasakeh displacement camp

In Twaina camp northwest of Al-Hasakeh city, northeast Syria, nearly 17,000 people, displaced by the conflict, take shelter. They live under basic conditions with limited access to services, including education and skill development for young people. Clean-up initiative Youth volunteers displaced in Twaina camp pl...

04 December 2023

Young volunteers support children in Rural Damascus to continue learning

Rural Damascus, Syria – “All of us have been through difficult circumstances in the past few years. Some gave up and quit school, while others persevered. We have a responsibility towards those children to help them go back to school and never give up,” said Mohmad, 17. He is one of the young volunteers supporting...

04 October 2023

Door-to-door visits encourage children in Aleppo to go back to learning

In Aleppo, UNICEF supported children to continue their education, disrupted by years of conflict, displacements and the economic crisis. Caregivers were encouraged to enrol their out-of-school children back in learning. UNICEF-supported volunteers identified out-of-school children during door-to-door visits and ...

Awareness can save lives

Rural Damascus – Sadly, years into the conflict, the danger of mines for the children and people is still out there. By working on the ground and talking to many children and families, I’ve concluded it is essential to provide information on the risks of explosive remnants and ordnance to save children’s lives. Ni...

27 November 2022

Door-to-door visits to boost vaccination rates

Zita village, Al Qussair area, Homs, Syria: Al Qussair town is located 38 kilometres southwest from the city of Homs. During the past few years, amid the ongoing conflict, many families have been forced to flee their homes. For children and families who have been displaced by conflict accessing healthcare services...

Dreaming of a better future

May 2022, Quneitra, south Syria – “While other children went to school, I was herding sheep,” said Ahmad, 13, from Qseibeh village in Quneitra, south Syria, talking about how things used to be. Two years ago, he took on a responsibility beyond his years to support his family. Mohammad, Ahmad’s father, worked as a ...

14 December 2021

‘Back to Learning’ campaign targets children in Aleppo

As schools reopened their doors to receive students for the new academic year in Syria, UNICEF launched its ‘Back to Learning’ (BTL) campaign across the country, promoting children’s return to education and encouraging caregivers of out-of-school children to enroll their kids back in schools. Woman talking to girl at home door UNICEF-supported…

01 November 2021

A colouring book teaches children about personal hygiene practices in Aleppo.

More than one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty and fear among people, especially the children, still lingers. In Aleppo, Syria, a group of eight talented UNICEF-supported youth volunteers came up with an initiative to help ease children’s fears towards the disease and raise awareness on the best COVID-19 prevention measures. Two…

31 October 2021

National immunization campaign against polio reached more than 330,000 children in Aleppo.

On 10 October, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), with the Ministry of Health, conducted a five-day national immunization campaign against polio, providing children up to the age of five years with the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), regardless of their previous vaccination status. The campaign aimed to reach 2.780 Million children in 14…

28 October 2021

National immunization campaign against polio reached more than 178,000 children in Homs.

On 10 October, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), with the Ministry of Health, conducted a five-day national immunization campaign against polio, providing children up to the age of five years with the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), regardless of their previous vaccination status. The campaign aimed to reach 2.780 Million children in 14…

27 October 2021

National immunization campaign against polio reached more than 250,000 children in Hama.

From 10 to 14 October, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), with the Ministry of Health, conducted a five-day national immunization campaign against polio, providing children up to the age of five with the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), regardless of their previous vaccination status. The campaign intended to reach 2.780 million children in…

05 October 2021

Children attend self-learning classes in a home-based learning points in northeast.

UNICEF has supported children whose education has been disrupted by the conflict in Syria and, most recently, COVID-19 to get back to learning through its self-learning programme. To make up for the lack of sufficient and adequate educational spaces, one result of a decade of crisis, community members in Al-Hasakeh volunteered to open their homes…