StatementConflicts in the Middle East and North Africa take a brutal toll on children - UNICEFStatement by Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North AfricaAMMAN, 5 February 2018 - “In this dark month of January, conflicts and violence in the Middle East and North Africa have once again taken a devastating toll on children. “It is simply unacceptable that children continue being killed and injured every single day. “Intensifying fighting in Syria has reportedly killed 59 children in the past four weeks as the conflict enters its eighth year. UNICEF is receiving reports of killed and injured children on a daily basis as fighting escalates across the country. For more information:Joe English, UNICEF New York, +1 917 893 0692 jenglish@unicef.orgJuliette Touma, UNICEF Regional Office, Amman + 962-79-867-4628, jtouma@unicef.orgTamara Kummer, UNICEF Regional Office, Amman +962 797 588 550 , tkummer@unicef.org

Source: The North Africa Journal February 05, 2018 13:07 UTC