UN: More Than 80 Percent of Syrian Children Affected by Conflict

The United Nations children's agency, UNICEF, says more than 8.4 million Syrian children have had their lives shaped by conflict. "In Syria, violence has become commonplace, reaching homes, schools, hospitals, clinics, parks, playgrounds, places of worship," said UNICEF's regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, Peter Salama. According to its report, UNICEF says an estimated 3.7 million Syrian children, - or one-in-three - have been born since the...

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