The situation in Syria remains grave with approximately 4 million people requiring humanitarian aid. Of those people 2 million are Internally Displaced Persons, children making up almost half of those numbers.

According to the most recent OCHA report on Syria (Jan 26, 2013)  2,400 out of 22,000 schools have been attacked. According to UNICEF 1,960 schools and other public buildings are hosting IDPs. Attendance has decreased significantly, especially for girls.  Quality teaching and learning is being affected by shortened schedules, double-shifting, overcrowding and a lack of school materials. UNICEF is supporting 107 school clubs for 25,500 children and looking to expand across Syria in the coming months. Non-formal education has been provided to 20,000 children.

Currently, humanitarian access to support the children in Syria is limited but it is our hope that a space can be negotiated. In the meantime, Save the Children, and many other international NGO’s and UN agencies are providing much needed support to many of the 600,000 refugees have fled Syria and settled along the border in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq.

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Emergency Response Personnel with Save the Children in Syria:

http://reliefweb.int/job/554063/emergency-response-roles-syria-region