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Syria crisis: extra funding to prevent a lost generation of children

Syria crisis: extra funding to prevent a lost generation of children
24.09.2014 г.  - 

The European Commission is giving €112 million to support children affected by the crisis in Syria. As part of the 'No Lost Generation' campaign, this money will fund education and child protection activities in Syria and neighbouring countries and support the vital work of national governments to strengthen their own national education systems. The amount is part of the overall funding of €215 million announced yesterday in support of the response to the Syria crisis.

"More than six and a half million children have been affected by this brutal civil war, including more than one and half million now living as refugees outside their country," said Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva.

"At stake is the future of an entire generation of Syrian children whose lives have been turned upside down, who have been traumatised by the horrors they have seen and who have had to flee their homes in search of safety. The war has destroyed entire cities and the lives of ordinary families living in them. It has made it all but impossible for children to be able to go to school and to do the ordinary things all children deserve.

"We must invest in the children of today because they will be the peacemakers and lawmakers of tomorrow. These young people will be the ones on whom everyone will rely upon to rebuild and shape a more stable and secure future for their country when this horrific conflict eventually ends. We must support them."

The EU supports the No Lost Generation Initiative in partnership with UNICEF, which calls on governments, aid agencies and members of the public to become champions for the children of Syria. The strategy focuses on providing children with more assistance to protect them from violence, abuse and exploitation, through education to nurture their minds and build resilience and psychosocial support.

3 million children displaced inside Syria, living in dire conditions. Of that number, up to 1 million are estimated to live in hard-to-reach areas.