I hope that everyone can contribute something to UNICEF to help the unfortunate children who through no fault of their own have been caught up in these conflicts.
Lost childhoods at risk in Lebanon: 1.2 million and counting
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 10:38 am
Press Release: UNICEF
Lost childhoods at risk in Lebanon: 1.2 million and counting
Donate at: www.unicef.org.nz/syria
Four years into the Syrian conflict and with no end in sight, the people of Lebanon are struggling. This is especially true for younger generations, some of who will know no other normal than fear, sorrow and extreme violence.
“Four years ago, 6,000 registered Syrian refugees had crossed the border into Lebanon. Today that number stands at 1.2 million, almost the equivalent population of Auckland and half of which are children,” said UNICEF New Zealand’s Executive Director, Vivien Maidaborn, who has recently returned from a visit to Lebanon. “One in four persons is a refugee in Lebanon meaning it has the highest per capita concentration of refugees in the world.”
While there, New Zealander and UNICEF Lebanon’s Deputy Representative, Luciano Calestini, illustrated that to meet the needs of over 1.2 million vulnerable children in Lebanon (470,000 Lebanese, 630,000 Syrian, 120,000 Palestinian), UNICEF is providing interventions across four key sectors including: health and nutrition, education, child protection, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
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Lost childhoods at risk in Lebanon: 1.2 million and counting
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 10:38 am
Press Release: UNICEF
Lost childhoods at risk in Lebanon: 1.2 million and counting
Donate at: www.unicef.org.nz/syria
Four years into the Syrian conflict and with no end in sight, the people of Lebanon are struggling. This is especially true for younger generations, some of who will know no other normal than fear, sorrow and extreme violence.
“Four years ago, 6,000 registered Syrian refugees had crossed the border into Lebanon. Today that number stands at 1.2 million, almost the equivalent population of Auckland and half of which are children,” said UNICEF New Zealand’s Executive Director, Vivien Maidaborn, who has recently returned from a visit to Lebanon. “One in four persons is a refugee in Lebanon meaning it has the highest per capita concentration of refugees in the world.”
While there, New Zealander and UNICEF Lebanon’s Deputy Representative, Luciano Calestini, illustrated that to meet the needs of over 1.2 million vulnerable children in Lebanon (470,000 Lebanese, 630,000 Syrian, 120,000 Palestinian), UNICEF is providing interventions across four key sectors including: health and nutrition, education, child protection, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
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