[RED DEMOCRATICA] Syrian child refugees exceed 1 million, UNHCR report says

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Conditions in Afghanistan for aid workers worsen, UN official says Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   December 2, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Syrian child refugees exceed 1 million, UNHCR report says The more than 1 million Syrian child refugees face stress, lack of education and separation from their parents because of the civil war, says the United Nations in a report. About 75% of these children are younger than 12. "If we do not act quickly, a generation of innocents will become lasting casualties of an appalling war," says Antonio Guterres, UN high commissioner for refugees. 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