“In just the past four days – since the new year began – two children have been killed and five others injured in the northwest of Syria as violence escalated,” speak Kambou Fofana, Acting UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.
“This week, a UNICEF-supported water supply station was attacked in the village of Arshani outside Idlib also in the northwest. The attack brought down the station, cut off the water supply to more than 241,000 people, many internally displaced,” he added.
Violation of the mounted grave
These developments come just days after UNICEF report that serious violations against children, in both long-standing and new conflicts, are on the rise by 2021.
Syria is one of those countries where thousands of boys and girls “pay a heavy price as armed conflict, violence between communes and insecurity continue,” the agency said on Thursday. Six.
Although data for 2021 is not yet available, the United Nations has verified more than 26,400 serious violations against children in 2020, including killing and mortification, recruitment, sexual violence, kidnapping and torture school or hospital.
“Children and the services that serve them should never be hacked,” Mr. Fofana said. “It has been 11 years of brutal war on Syrian children. How long can this go on? ”
Supporting Syrian Children
UNICEF and its partners continue to support children during the Syria crisis, helping them cope with the impact of the conflict and rediscover their childhood.
Their work includes improving access to education and psychosocial support services, providing vital humanitarian assistance in hard-to-reach areas, as well as assistance such as kits sanitation, safe drinking water, screening and treatment of malnutrition.
Between COVID-19 During the pandemic, they also shared messages and materials on prevention and risk perception in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease.
