UNICEF has issued a report which puts the plight of today’s uprooted children as a global crisis in stark perspective. I’ve been reading about children as victims of war, and refugees, and the consequences of the number in several publications I follow. An article by Alexandra Zavis in the 9/19/16 LA Times put it in a way that makes quoting from it readable. The report says 50 million have fled from wars, persecution and poverty.
About half of the 50 million children driven from their homes is due to conflicts and persecution, the other half is in search of a better life. Continue reading “Refugee Children”
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Children of Syria
How millions of children are affected by the war in Syria