November 29, 2013
BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says a growing number of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and Jordan are missing out on education and fast becoming primary providers for their families.
More than two million Syrians fled their homes because of the country's raging conflict and sought shelter abroad. A report by the UNHCR released Friday said at least half of the refugees — 1.1 million — are children. Of those, some 75 percent are under the age of 12.
With the war in its third year, refugee families lacking resources are increasingly relying on children as primary providers. The U.N. said children as young as seven work long hours of manual labor in fields, farms and shops for little pay, sometimes under dangerous or exploitative conditions.
BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says a growing number of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and Jordan are missing out on education and fast becoming primary providers for their families.
More than two million Syrians fled their homes because of the country's raging conflict and sought shelter abroad. A report by the UNHCR released Friday said at least half of the refugees — 1.1 million — are children. Of those, some 75 percent are under the age of 12.
With the war in its third year, refugee families lacking resources are increasingly relying on children as primary providers. The U.N. said children as young as seven work long hours of manual labor in fields, farms and shops for little pay, sometimes under dangerous or exploitative conditions.
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