SOARING TEMPERATURES ADD TO THREATS FACING CHILDREN IN SYRIA, WARNS UNICEF

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SOARING TEMPERATURES ADD TO THREATS FACING CHILDREN IN SYRIA, WARNS
UNICEFNew York, Jun 21 2013 1:00PMSoaring summer temperatures,
overcrowding and worsening hygiene are among the latest threats facing
Syrian children, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned
today, stressing the need to provide sustainable water, sanitation and
hygiene to some four million young people affected by the ongoing
conflict.

"Without enough safe water and sanitation, the likelihood that
children in Syria and those living as refugees around the region will
fall sick with diarrhoea and other diseases is certain to rise,"
<"http://www.unicef.org/media/media_69697.html">said Maria Calivis,
UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.

In Syria, the availability of safe water is one third what it was
before the crisis. Many of the civilians displaced by the conflict
live in overcrowded shelters with insufficient access to toilets and
showers. Sewage systems are damaged or overwhelmed by the increase in
displaced populations, the agency stated in a news release.

In refugee camps like Domiz in Iraq – expanded to accommodate around
25,000 people but now hosting almost twice that number – conditions
are just as severe. In Jordan's Za'atari camp, aid agencies are
struggling to meet the needs of what is now the world's second biggest
refugee camp, housing at least 120,000 people.

In Lebanon, more than half a million refugees are scattered in host
communities and in informal tented settlements, placing increased
pressure on existing water and sanitation services. Multiple families
often share small apartments or live in makeshift settlements that
lack access to safe water, basic toilets and waste collection. Women
and children often have to walk long distances to collect water that
in many cases may be unfit for drinking, UNICEF noted.

There are some 6.8 million people in need of humanitarian assistance
as a result of the fighting between the Syrian army and opposition
forces seeking to oust President Bashar Al-Assad. The crisis, which
began in March 2011, has claimed more than 93,000 lives and sent some
1.5 million people fleeing to neighbouring countries for safety.

As the escalating conflict triggers larger population movements,
UNICEF has accelerated efforts to provide sustainable water,
sanitation and hygiene services, reaching almost nine million people
since the beginning of the year.

The agency warns, however, that funding constraints remain an issue.
"Providing water, sanitation and hygiene services to those affected by
this crisis is our most costly operation – but one of the least
funded," Ms. Calivis said.

UNICEF needs more than $200 million for its water, sanitation and
hygiene programmes in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq until the end of
the year. Nearly half way through the year, it remains $124 million
short of this target.

Even as UN agencies and their partners are working to assist those in
need, civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict. Yesterday,
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos told
reporters that the violence and "complete disregard for human life and
dignity" had reached "unprecedented" levels during recent weeks.

Just a couple of days ago, at least five Palestinian refugees were
killed when mortar shells struck a school run by the UN Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in a camp
outside of Damascus. Eleven people – including an UNRWA staff member –
sustained injuries in the incident. One more refugee was killed in
another area of the camp.

"UNRWA fervently appeals to all sides and the international community
to resolve the Syria conflict through a peaceful process of mediation
and dialogue," the agency said in a statement.

As part of ongoing efforts to find a political solution to the crisis,
Russia, the United States and the UN will reconvene in Geneva on 25
June to continue discussions on the holding of an international
conference on Syria.

The UN delegation will be headed by the Joint Special Representative
for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, who earlier this month stressed that a
political solution is the only way to resolve the crisis. "The
catastrophe on the ground is alarming," he had stated. "That tragedy
has got to come to an end, for the sake of Syria and its people."Jun
21 2013 1:00PM
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