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Siblings Anwar, 9, Nada, 6, and Mohammad, 3, are growing up in war-torn Syria. A UNICEF-supported cash transfer program helps their family pay for winter clothes and other necessities.
A Brave Mother Fights to Keep Her Kids Alive in War-Torn Syria
Raising kids in a conflict zone means dodging bombs and cooking grass when there's nothing else to eat. UNICEF is helping families survive.
On May 14, 2020, UNICEF-supported volunteer Osama goes door-to-door providing educational activities and COVID-19 prevention information for out-of-school children in northern rural Homs, Syria.
Bringing Joy and COVID Health Information to Children in Syria
In Homs, Syria, kids stuck at home during the COVID-19 lockdown look forward to fun, educational visits from UNICEF-supported volunteers.
Syrian children watch a member of the Syrian Civil Defence, known as the White Helmets, disinfecting a former school building currently inhabited by displaced families in the town of Binnish in northwestern Idlib Governorate, Syria, on March 26, 2020.
Displaced by Violence, Syrian Families Celebrate Ramadan
Even as the threat of COVID-19 looms, Syrians near and far will spend Ramadan fasting, praying and hoping for better times ahead.
Children ride in the back of a truck fleeing Idlib in northwest Syria due to escalating violence.
Desperate Times for Children and Families in Syria
Escalating violence in northwest Syria amid harsh winter conditions has compounded an already dire humanitarian crisis in the country.
Children peer out from a tent at a settlement for displaced families who have fled violence in souther Idlib and rural Aleppo in northwest Syria in January 2020.
UNICEF Winter Clothes Help Syrian Children Weather the Cold
For parents who must choose between putting food on the table and heating their family's tent, winter gear shipments are a lifesaver.
Syrian refugee Bodoor, 17, attends a UNICEF-supported school in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan, where she has lived with her family since she was 12.
Growing Up in a Refugee Camp, Dreaming of the Stars
18-year-old Bodoor has her sights set on becoming an astronomer and Syria's first woman astronaut.
On October 28, 2019 at a shelter in Hasakeh City, Syria, 12-year-old Amani takes part in an activity organized by UNICEF staff to help displaced children heal from the trauma they've experienced.
UNICEF Helps Syria's Children Heal From Trauma
Working with partners, UNICEF provides psychosocial support programs to help children recover from the terrors of war.
On October 21, 2019, 6-year-old Ahmed, who comes from Hasakeh in northeastern Syria, plays in the Barderash camp in Akre, Iraq.
Shattered and Weary, Syrian Families Seek Safety in Iraq
"We are barely breathing," said a mother of three. "Our lives have been destroyed."
Families continue to flee escalating violence in northeast Syria in October 2019.
Families Continue to Flee Violence in Northeast Syria
Escalating conflict has displaced at least 160,000 people. UNICEF and partners are reaching families with emergency assistance.
A Syrian girl cries upon her arrival in Hassakeh city after fleeing Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern towns along the Turkish border on October 10, 2019.
UNICEF Urges All Parties to Protect Children in Syria
As violence escalates in northeastern Syria, many children are at imminent risk of injury, death and displacement.
UNICEF is providing immediate lifesaving assistance to nearly 50,000 children living in Syria's Al-Hol camp in July 2019.
Tens of Thousands of Children in Syria's Al-Hol Camp Need Help Now
Unwanted, exploited and abused: UNICEF is providing lifesaving assistance to children stuck in limbo in the Syrian desert.
Haneen, 5, in her new kindergarten classroom, built and equipped by UNICEF, in Jordan's Za'atari Refugee Camp.
Kindergarten Is a Safe Haven for Syrian Refugee Children
School is a place to heal and grow strong for traumatized children growing up in Jordan's Azraq and Za'atari refugee camps.

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