unicef.org.uk - 23 August 2013One million Syrian children have now been forced to flee their homes as refugees.Half of all refugees fleeing the Syrian conflict are children – and 740,000 refugees are under the age of 11. Most have arrived in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt."This one millionth child refugee is not just another number," said Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director. "This is a real child ripped from home, maybe even from a family, facing horrors we can only begin to comprehend.
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