More than half Syria refugees are children, says UN
EmailThu, 17 Jan 2013 21:37 GMT
United Nations has aid plan to help quarter of Syrians
Hard for children to talk about what they experienced
U.N. appealing for $1.5 billion to fund aid assistance
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - More than half the 642,000 refugees who have sought refuge from the Syrian conflict in neighboring countries are children and the number of people fleeing could almost double by June, said a senior U.N. official on Thursday.
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