A Former Child Soldier Tells How UNICEF Aided His Transition to Peace
After the militia that forced Mohamed Sidibay to kill or be killed let him go at age 10, he had no home, family or food. He did have UNICEF.
Eight long years of fighting have taken a toll on children's education in Syria. Multiple displacements, fighting and lost livelihoods have forced more than 2 million children out of school, putting their future at risk.
They have been through so much, and they have so little. Many of the approximately 40,000 Syrian refugee children growing up in Jordan's sprawling Za'atari refugee camp don't remember a time before Syria's brutal civil war began in 2011.
Love is in the air, and Valentine's Day is nearly here. If you're wondering how to honor those who mean the most to you on February 14, there is a way to show you care that can also give kids in some of the world's toughest places what they really love.