KEY FIGURES
INSIDE SYRIA
6 million children (under 18) are in need of humanitarian assistance
2.8 million displaced Syrian children (under 18)
Over 2.1 million children (5-17 years) are out of school inside Syria
2 million children are living in hard to reach areas; over 200,000 children are living in locations designated as besieged
The United Nations documented over 1,600 cases of grave child’s rights violations
Over 3 in 4 Syrians inside Syria now live in poverty, 67% in extreme poverty
Over half of the working age population are now unemployed
IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
2.3 million Syrian children (under 18 years) are refugees in neighboring countries
Almost 700,000 Syrian children (5-17 years old) are out of any form of education
There are over 823,000 registered Syrian refugees who fall between the age of 15-24, of whom 722,000 live in host communities
MOVING TO A NEW PHASE IN THE NLG
Since its launch in 2013, the No Lost Generation (NLG) initiative has done much to mobilize the international community around the impact of the Syria crisis on children, youth and adolescents. While articulating fears about the possible ‘loss’ of a whole generation of children to the effects of violence and displacement, UNICEF and partners are moving forward on the NLG, taking into consideration the protracted nature of the Syria crisis. The NLG establishes a 3-5 year framework that remains flexible to respond to changing dynamics in affected countries to expand the delivery and access while increasing focus on the quality of education, child protection, social protection and adolescent and youth engagement services inside Syria and in neighbouring refugee host countries (Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey).
CORE PILLARS OF THE NLG
THe NLG focuses on three pillars of engagement: Education; Child Protection; and Adolescent and Youth Engagement, with outcomes shared across all six countries. The three pillars are guided by four interdependent strategies:
1) Scaling up the supply of and access to integrated services;
2) Ensuring the quality of these services;
3) Mobilizing communities and increasing demand for services; and 4) Furthering enabling environments and strengthening systems.
OVERALL CHILDREN REACHED IN 2015
There were 3.2 million children enrolled in education inside Syria. In the refugee host countries 700,000 Syrian refugee children accessed formal and non-formal education opportunities.
Across the Syria Crisis countries NLG partners supported 1.2 million children with community-based child protection interventions, including psychosocial care and support services.
Across the Syria Crisis countries, 535,000 adolescents and youth were trained to provide leadership at the local level including for social cohesion and community engagement.
OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN ACROSS THE SYRIA CRISIS COUNTRIES
While NLG programmes are operational, many children, youth and adolescents are yet to be reached.