(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 2 - "The crisis in the north-west of Syriasis is turning into a crisis of protection of children of unprecedented dimensions: the violence of the last week has forced 6,500 children to flee every day, bringing the total number of displaced children in the area more than 300,000 since early December. " It is the alarm cry of the Unicef Director-General Henrietta Fore.
The UN children's organization estimates that 1.2 million children are in dire need of food, water and medicine. Children and families are taking refuge in public facilities, schools, mosques, unfinished buildings and shops. Many simply live in the open air, even in parks, in the midst of heavy rains and freezing cold. Access to more basic services such as health, water or sanitation is very limited or non-existent.
Syria: 6,500 children fleeing per day
2020-02-02T11:16:08.085Z
"The crisis in northwestern Syria is turning into an unprecedented crisis of child protection: the violence of the last week has forced 6. (ANSA)