Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers

[Sally]

Children, in normal times, would hold the future of their countries in their hands. So many of these refugee children will never get over this trauma.

Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers
A Syrian refugee child at camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, in June 2015. (Emrah Gurel / Associated Press)
Alexandra Zavis
The haunting images of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi’s body washed up on a Turkish beach, and of Omran Daqneesh’s bloodied and bewildered face after his home was destroyed in Aleppo, have become emblems of the heavy toll inflicted by war and displacement on the world’s children.

But the sheer magnitude of the toll has been hard to quantify in any detail. Too often, information is lacking on child refugees and migrants.

A new report by the United Nations children’s agency, titled “Uprooted: The growing crisis for refugee and migrant children,” attempts to assemble the best figures available.

The findings are staggering: 50 million children driven from their homes as of last year, more than half of them by conflict and persecution, and the rest in search of a better life.

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Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers

 

[theliq]

Children, in normal times, would hold the future of their countries in their hands. So many of these refugee children will never get over this trauma.

Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers
A Syrian refugee child at camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, in June 2015. (Emrah Gurel / Associated Press)
Alexandra Zavis
The haunting images of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi’s body washed up on a Turkish beach, and of Omran Daqneesh’s bloodied and bewildered face after his home was destroyed in Aleppo, have become emblems of the heavy toll inflicted by war and displacement on the world’s children.

But the sheer magnitude of the toll has been hard to quantify in any detail. Too often, information is lacking on child refugees and migrants.

A new report by the United Nations children’s agency, titled “Uprooted: The growing crisis for refugee and migrant children,” attempts to assemble the best figures available.

The findings are staggering: 50 million children driven from their homes as of last year, more than half of them by conflict and persecution, and the rest in search of a better life.

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Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers

Excellent Post Sally..steve

 

[irosie91]

Children, in normal times, would hold the future of their countries in their hands. So many of these refugee children will never get over this trauma.

Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers
A Syrian refugee child at camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, in June 2015. (Emrah Gurel / Associated Press)
Alexandra Zavis
The haunting images of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi’s body washed up on a Turkish beach, and of Omran Daqneesh’s bloodied and bewildered face after his home was destroyed in Aleppo, have become emblems of the heavy toll inflicted by war and displacement on the world’s children.

But the sheer magnitude of the toll has been hard to quantify in any detail. Too often, information is lacking on child refugees and migrants.

A new report by the United Nations children’s agency, titled “Uprooted: The growing crisis for refugee and migrant children,” attempts to assemble the best figures available.

The findings are staggering: 50 million children driven from their homes as of last year, more than half of them by conflict and persecution, and the rest in search of a better life.

Continue reading at:

Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers

Excellent Post Sally..steve

thru it all----somehow no one has mentioned THE ARAB LEAGUE. -----there IS a coalition of ARAB STATES that
has assumed as it's MANDATE----for more than 60 years and
to the present time---THE WELFARE OF THE ARAB PEOPLE.
Jordan seems to be taking a responsible position----but what about THE REST OF THE MASSIVELY WEALTHY----AND
ROOMY *))*)) ARAB LEAGUE ((*((*

 

[theliq]

Children, in normal times, would hold the future of their countries in their hands. So many of these refugee children will never get over this trauma.

Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers
A Syrian refugee child at camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, in June 2015. (Emrah Gurel / Associated Press)
Alexandra Zavis
The haunting images of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi’s body washed up on a Turkish beach, and of Omran Daqneesh’s bloodied and bewildered face after his home was destroyed in Aleppo, have become emblems of the heavy toll inflicted by war and displacement on the world’s children.

But the sheer magnitude of the toll has been hard to quantify in any detail. Too often, information is lacking on child refugees and migrants.

A new report by the United Nations children’s agency, titled “Uprooted: The growing crisis for refugee and migrant children,” attempts to assemble the best figures available.

The findings are staggering: 50 million children driven from their homes as of last year, more than half of them by conflict and persecution, and the rest in search of a better life.

Continue reading at:

Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers

Excellent Post Sally..steve

thru it all----somehow no one has mentioned THE ARAB LEAGUE. -----there IS a coalition of ARAB STATES that
has assumed as it's MANDATE----for more than 60 years and
to the present time---THE WELFARE OF THE ARAB PEOPLE.
Jordan seems to be taking a responsible position----but what about THE REST OF THE MASSIVELY WEALTHY----AND
ROOMY *))*)) ARAB LEAGUE ((*((*

They are Rosie in a word a DISGRACE.....................another Excellent post,you see Rosie and Sally I can and do agree with you..at times steve

 

[irosie91]

Children, in normal times, would hold the future of their countries in their hands. So many of these refugee children will never get over this trauma.

Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers
A Syrian refugee child at camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, in June 2015. (Emrah Gurel / Associated Press)
Alexandra Zavis
The haunting images of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi’s body washed up on a Turkish beach, and of Omran Daqneesh’s bloodied and bewildered face after his home was destroyed in Aleppo, have become emblems of the heavy toll inflicted by war and displacement on the world’s children.

But the sheer magnitude of the toll has been hard to quantify in any detail. Too often, information is lacking on child refugees and migrants.

A new report by the United Nations children’s agency, titled “Uprooted: The growing crisis for refugee and migrant children,” attempts to assemble the best figures available.

The findings are staggering: 50 million children driven from their homes as of last year, more than half of them by conflict and persecution, and the rest in search of a better life.

Continue reading at:

Nearly 50 million children uprooted: A global crisis by the numbers

Excellent Post Sally..steve

thru it all----somehow no one has mentioned THE ARAB LEAGUE. -----there IS a coalition of ARAB STATES that
has assumed as it's MANDATE----for more than 60 years and
to the present time---THE WELFARE OF THE ARAB PEOPLE.
Jordan seems to be taking a responsible position----but what about THE REST OF THE MASSIVELY WEALTHY----AND
ROOMY *))*)) ARAB LEAGUE ((*((*

They are Rosie in a word a DISGRACE.....................another Excellent post,you see Rosie and Sally I can and do agree with you..at times steve

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