Syria - Afrin District - Facts and Figures (Updated: 18 March 2018) [EN/AR]
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RECENT ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE (Since 20 January 2018)
98,000 PEOPLE FROM AFRIN DISTRICT REGISTERED AS DISPLACED OUTSIDE AFRIN
75,000IN TAL REFAAT
15,500 IN NABUL
8,500 IN ZAHRAA
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IS LIMITED WITH DISPLACED PEOPLE REPORTEDLY NOT ALLOWED TO MOVE ON TO ALEPPO CITY
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS FROM 310 SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF THEIR EDUCATION SINCE 30 JANUARY DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSURES
48 SCHOOLS IN AFRIN DISTRICT HAVE BEEN HIT CAUSING PARTIAL DAMAGE TO MOST
ALL 16 SCHOOLS IN TAL REFAAT ARE BEING USED AS IDP SHELTER RESULITING IN NO EDUCATION TAKING PLACE
PEOPLE IN NEED
100,000 ESTIMATED POPULATON REMAINING IN AFRIN DISTRICT
323,000* ESTIMATED POPULATION OF AFRIN DISTRICT IN NOVEMBER 2017
192,000* PEOPLE CLASSIFIED AS IN NEED PRIOR TO RECENT ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE
125,000* INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE PRIOR TO RECENT ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE
AFRIN AND TAL REFAAT ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS HARD-TO-REACH
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.
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