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World Poetry Day: Young people in war zones across the world share heart-wrenching poems calling for peace

As the world battles COVID-19, peace in countries affected by conflict is critical, warns UNICEF

21/03/2020

Press release

Almost 5 million children born into war in Syria, 1 million born as refugees in neighbouring countries

Over 9,000 children killed or injured in the conflict, according to verified data, with an average of one child killed every 10 hours since monitoring began

15/03/2020

On 3 March 2020 in the Syrian Arab Republic, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley (seated, centre) and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore (standing, second from right) visit with third grade children at Tal-Amara school in southern rural Idlib. The 9-year-old students have witnessed nothing but conflict, as they are the same age as the crisis. Many have not been able to enroll in formal education before. The school is the only elementary school in Tal-Amara village. With supp

Press release

UNICEF, WFP chiefs wrap up two-day visit to Syria, see impact of conflict on children and families

UN officials call for cessation of hostilities and protection of children as conflict is about to enter its 10th year

05/03/2020

A child looks out at a bus near the Turkey-Greece border, at Pazarkule, in Edirne district in Turkey on 29 February 2020.

Statement

Protecting children must be top priority, in latest refugee surge response

Statement attributable to Ms. Afshan Khan, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe

03/03/2020

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore briefs the United Nations Security Council on the situation for children in Syria

Statement

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore: Briefing to the Security Council on the situation for children in Syria

This is a summary of what was said by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's Security Council briefing at United Nations in New York

27/02/2020