Syria - At least 400 children killed in violence - UNICEF

[sharon sanders]

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UNICEF: More than 400 children were killed during the violence in Syria
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7-2-2012 | 18:33 38

Incidents of violence in Syria
According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday in Geneva that more than 400 children were killed and wounded hundreds of others were wounded in the ongoing violence in Syria. The organization said it receives reports on the arrest of children, torture and sexual abuse in prisons. According to information compiled by UNICEF aid workers employed by other organizations in Syria that many of the victims under the age of fourteen, most of them boys. said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake: "We must put an end to that." He added: "We call on the Syrian authorities to allow the provision of assistance for all of the most need of it." The organization pointed out that the attacks by government forces in Homs has caused more suffering to children, adding that he was not allowed to operate in the volatile city.

http://gate.ahram.org.eg/NewsConten...كثر-من--طفل-قتلوا-خلال-أحداث-العنف-في-سو.aspx

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Syria - At least 400 children killed in violence - UNICEF

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Communication with the Syrian opposition and support
Arab call for UN intervention in Syria

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The closing statement of the Arab foreign ministers opened the way for humanitarian relief organizations and international Arabic to enable humanitarian supplies to enter Syria, arguing that violence against civilians in Syria is a "violation of international law must punish the perpetrators."

http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/582A4A83-6E08-4A89-9215-F992A4D5DB63.htm

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Syria - At least 400 children killed in violence - UNICEF

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on Syria following the report of the independent international commission of inquiry

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?Calls by the international community for the violence to stop continue to go unheeded. More and more children are being killed and injured. The injured are too often unable to get medical care. Many have witnessed violence and have lost loved ones.
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http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/syria_61807.html


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