Syria: The Cost of Conflict

SYRIA: THE COST OF CONFLICT Millions of people have fled their homes during more than two years of the conflict. What you may not know: Children are among the hardest hit. 1,000,000 ? child refugees NEARLY 3/4 OF THEM ARE YOUNGER THAN 1l1 YEARS OLD. INSTEAD OF EDUCATING KIDS, >3,000 Schools damaged or destroyed SOME SCHOOLS ARE NOW REPORTEDLY BEING USED AS: AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITIES DETENTION CENTERS >7,000 ? OUT OF THE 100,000 PEOPLE KILLED IN THE CONFLICT TO DATE, 7% ARE CHILDREN children dead UNDER 15. = an entire generation at risk CHANGE THE EQUATION: GO TO OXFAM.ORG/SYRIA SOURCES All figures based on information available as of Sept. 5, 2013. Number and ages of child refugees: UNICEF, "A million refugee children mark shameful milestone in Syria crisis," Aug. 23, 2013. www.unicef.org/media/media_70225.html Number of damaged schools: UN News Centre, "Number of Syrian refugees tops 2 million, with 'more on the way.- UN agency." Sept. 3, 2013. www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewslD-457578Cr-syria&Crl-#.UiYsUryoWSB Alternate uses of schools: UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, "Syrian Arab Republic," May 15, 2013. http://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/countries/Syria/ Number of child deaths: UN Radio, "Situation remains dire for children in Syria: Special Representative," Aug. 7, 2013. www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2013/08/situation-remains-dire-for-children-in-syria-special-representative OXFAM Number of total deaths: UN News Centre, Ban Ki-moon's speeches, "Opening remarks at press encounter prior to his meeting with US Secretary of State Kerry," July 25, 2013. www.un.org/apps/news/infocus/sgspeeches/statments_full.asp?statID-1928#.UhSE0dK-2ul