Escalating violence in Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Yemen has claimed lives of at least 83 children in January: UNICEFfile photoBy Fatih ErelGENEVAThe conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have taken "a brutal toll" on children, with the fighting in Syria leaving 59 children dead in January alone, according to the UN on Monday. “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. "They were killed in ongoing conflicts, suicide attacks, or frozen to death as they fled active warzones," The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) regional director for the Middle East and North Africa Geert Cappelaere said in a statement on Monday. In January alone, escalating violence in Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Syria and Yemen has claimed the lives of at least 83 children, it said. “Amid a harsh winter storm in Lebanon, 16 refugees, including four children, froze to death as they fled the war in neighbouring Syria.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 05, 2018 11:37 UTC