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[00:00.10] | From VOA Learning English, |
[00:02.57] | this is the Education Report. |
[00:06.08] | The United Nations is warning that Syrian children |
[00:10.34] | are suffering as a result of the country's |
[00:13.23] | nearly three year-long conflict. |
[00:16.40] | It says many children have developed emotional problems, |
[00:20.55] | are separated from their parents, and are not in school. |
[00:25.96] | The United Nations says more than 1 million Syrian children |
[00:31.21] | are registered with its refugee agency, the UNHCR. |
[00:37.52] | Most of them now live in Lebanon and Jordan. |
[00:41.52] | These boys and girls may have escaped from the fighting, |
[00:45.91] | but they continue to suffer the effects of war. |
[00:50.26] | In a new report, the U.N. agency says |
[00:54.96] | 75 percent of the 1,100,000 children it has registered |
[01:02.78] | are Under the age of 12. |
[01:05.33] | The agency is urging international donors |
[01:09.18] | to increase financial support to refugee families. |
[01:13.83] | It says the money could in turn help displaced children. |
[01:19.63] | Brian Hansford is a spokesman for the UNHCR. |
[01:24.94] | "It illustrates the immense suffering |
[01:27.38] | — we are talking here of psychological distress, |
[01:29.80] | withdrawal, anger, loneliness, fractured families |
[01:33.40] | and widespread use of child refugees as labor," said Hansford. |
[01:36.35] | The U.N. report noted efforts |
[01:39.16] | to keep Syrian refugee children in school, |
[01:43.03] | but as of September, |
[01:44.48] | it said more than 100,000 of those in Jordan |
[01:48.53] | were not attending classes. |
[01:51.46] | And it said twice that number could be out of school |
[01:55.15] | in Lebanon by the end of the year. |
[01:57.96] | Disabled children are said to be having an even harder time. |
[02:03.36] | Many children, especially boys, are out of school |
[02:07.92] | because their families need them for work. |
[02:11.08] | Brian Hansford says the report found |
[02:14.58] | that 10 percent of Syrian refugee children |
[02:18.43] | in the area are working for a living, |
[02:21.90] | many work long hours in dangerous conditions. |
[02:26.71] | "One child interviewed, he was burned by hot oil in a restaurant, |
[02:30.87] | another cut his hand while fixing a car mirror, |
[02:34.52] | and a third was beaten by the son of his boss," Hansford said. |
[02:37.11] | Refugee babies are also at risk, often lacking necessary documents. |
[02:43.26] | That is because babies born in Syria are not registered |
[02:48.41] | if their families fled the country, |
[02:50.97] | or if they were born as refugees in Lebanon or Jordan. |
[02:55.83] | Mr Hansford said, the lack of birth certificate |
[02:59.94] | can create problems for these children later in life. |
[03:03.85] | "A birth certificate is a vital document |
[03:05.80] | to protect against risks such as statelessness. |
[03:08.00] | Without a birth certificate, |
[03:09.50] | people can have difficulties later enrolling in schools, |
[03:11.80] | or getting health care and other services," Hansford said. |
[03:13.85] | The report also found that many Syrian children |
[03:17.96] | are growing up without one or both parents. |
[03:22.31] | More than 70,000 Syrian refugee families live without fathers |
[03:28.97] | and nearly 4,000 refugee children are living without |
[03:34.28] | or are separated from both parents. |
[03:38.18] | The U.N. operates centers for these children in refugee camps, |
[03:43.28] | the centers provide social services |
[03:45.93] | while workers try to reunite the youngsters with relatives. |
[03:51.10] | And that's the Education Report From VOA Learning English, |
[03:55.87] | I'm Milagros Ardin. |
[00:00.10] | From VOA Learning English, |
[00:02.57] | this is the Education Report. |
[00:06.08] | The United Nations is warning that Syrian children |
[00:10.34] | are suffering as a result of the country' s |
[00:13.23] | nearly three yearlong conflict. |
[00:16.40] | It says many children have developed emotional problems, |
[00:20.55] | are separated from their parents, and are not in school. |
[00:25.96] | The United Nations says more than 1 million Syrian children |
[00:31.21] | are registered with its refugee agency, the UNHCR. |
[00:37.52] | Most of them now live in Lebanon and Jordan. |
[00:41.52] | These boys and girls may have escaped from the fighting, |
[00:45.91] | but they continue to suffer the effects of war. |
[00:50.26] | In a new report, the U. N. agency says |
[00:54.96] | 75 percent of the 1, 100, 000 children it has registered |
[01:02.78] | are Under the age of 12. |
[01:05.33] | The agency is urging international donors |
[01:09.18] | to increase financial support to refugee families. |
[01:13.83] | It says the money could in turn help displaced children. |
[01:19.63] | Brian Hansford is a spokesman for the UNHCR. |
[01:24.94] | " It illustrates the immense suffering |
[01:27.38] | we are talking here of psychological distress, |
[01:29.80] | withdrawal, anger, loneliness, fractured families |
[01:33.40] | and widespread use of child refugees as labor," said Hansford. |
[01:36.35] | The U. N. report noted efforts |
[01:39.16] | to keep Syrian refugee children in school, |
[01:43.03] | but as of September, |
[01:44.48] | it said more than 100, 000 of those in Jordan |
[01:48.53] | were not attending classes. |
[01:51.46] | And it said twice that number could be out of school |
[01:55.15] | in Lebanon by the end of the year. |
[01:57.96] | Disabled children are said to be having an even harder time. |
[02:03.36] | Many children, especially boys, are out of school |
[02:07.92] | because their families need them for work. |
[02:11.08] | Brian Hansford says the report found |
[02:14.58] | that 10 percent of Syrian refugee children |
[02:18.43] | in the area are working for a living, |
[02:21.90] | many work long hours in dangerous conditions. |
[02:26.71] | " One child interviewed, he was burned by hot oil in a restaurant, |
[02:30.87] | another cut his hand while fixing a car mirror, |
[02:34.52] | and a third was beaten by the son of his boss," Hansford said. |
[02:37.11] | Refugee babies are also at risk, often lacking necessary documents. |
[02:43.26] | That is because babies born in Syria are not registered |
[02:48.41] | if their families fled the country, |
[02:50.97] | or if they were born as refugees in Lebanon or Jordan. |
[02:55.83] | Mr Hansford said, the lack of birth certificate |
[02:59.94] | can create problems for these children later in life. |
[03:03.85] | " A birth certificate is a vital document |
[03:05.80] | to protect against risks such as statelessness. |
[03:08.00] | Without a birth certificate, |
[03:09.50] | people can have difficulties later enrolling in schools, |
[03:11.80] | or getting health care and other services," Hansford said. |
[03:13.85] | The report also found that many Syrian children |
[03:17.96] | are growing up without one or both parents. |
[03:22.31] | More than 70, 000 Syrian refugee families live without fathers |
[03:28.97] | and nearly 4, 000 refugee children are living without |
[03:34.28] | or are separated from both parents. |
[03:38.18] | The U. N. operates centers for these children in refugee camps, |
[03:43.28] | the centers provide social services |
[03:45.93] | while workers try to reunite the youngsters with relatives. |
[03:51.10] | And that' s the Education Report From VOA Learning English, |
[03:55.87] | I' m Milagros Ardin. |
[00:00.10] | From VOA Learning English, |
[00:02.57] | this is the Education Report. |
[00:06.08] | The United Nations is warning that Syrian children |
[00:10.34] | are suffering as a result of the country' s |
[00:13.23] | nearly three yearlong conflict. |
[00:16.40] | It says many children have developed emotional problems, |
[00:20.55] | are separated from their parents, and are not in school. |
[00:25.96] | The United Nations says more than 1 million Syrian children |
[00:31.21] | are registered with its refugee agency, the UNHCR. |
[00:37.52] | Most of them now live in Lebanon and Jordan. |
[00:41.52] | These boys and girls may have escaped from the fighting, |
[00:45.91] | but they continue to suffer the effects of war. |
[00:50.26] | In a new report, the U. N. agency says |
[00:54.96] | 75 percent of the 1, 100, 000 children it has registered |
[01:02.78] | are Under the age of 12. |
[01:05.33] | The agency is urging international donors |
[01:09.18] | to increase financial support to refugee families. |
[01:13.83] | It says the money could in turn help displaced children. |
[01:19.63] | Brian Hansford is a spokesman for the UNHCR. |
[01:24.94] | " It illustrates the immense suffering |
[01:27.38] | we are talking here of psychological distress, |
[01:29.80] | withdrawal, anger, loneliness, fractured families |
[01:33.40] | and widespread use of child refugees as labor," said Hansford. |
[01:36.35] | The U. N. report noted efforts |
[01:39.16] | to keep Syrian refugee children in school, |
[01:43.03] | but as of September, |
[01:44.48] | it said more than 100, 000 of those in Jordan |
[01:48.53] | were not attending classes. |
[01:51.46] | And it said twice that number could be out of school |
[01:55.15] | in Lebanon by the end of the year. |
[01:57.96] | Disabled children are said to be having an even harder time. |
[02:03.36] | Many children, especially boys, are out of school |
[02:07.92] | because their families need them for work. |
[02:11.08] | Brian Hansford says the report found |
[02:14.58] | that 10 percent of Syrian refugee children |
[02:18.43] | in the area are working for a living, |
[02:21.90] | many work long hours in dangerous conditions. |
[02:26.71] | " One child interviewed, he was burned by hot oil in a restaurant, |
[02:30.87] | another cut his hand while fixing a car mirror, |
[02:34.52] | and a third was beaten by the son of his boss," Hansford said. |
[02:37.11] | Refugee babies are also at risk, often lacking necessary documents. |
[02:43.26] | That is because babies born in Syria are not registered |
[02:48.41] | if their families fled the country, |
[02:50.97] | or if they were born as refugees in Lebanon or Jordan. |
[02:55.83] | Mr Hansford said, the lack of birth certificate |
[02:59.94] | can create problems for these children later in life. |
[03:03.85] | " A birth certificate is a vital document |
[03:05.80] | to protect against risks such as statelessness. |
[03:08.00] | Without a birth certificate, |
[03:09.50] | people can have difficulties later enrolling in schools, |
[03:11.80] | or getting health care and other services," Hansford said. |
[03:13.85] | The report also found that many Syrian children |
[03:17.96] | are growing up without one or both parents. |
[03:22.31] | More than 70, 000 Syrian refugee families live without fathers |
[03:28.97] | and nearly 4, 000 refugee children are living without |
[03:34.28] | or are separated from both parents. |
[03:38.18] | The U. N. operates centers for these children in refugee camps, |
[03:43.28] | the centers provide social services |
[03:45.93] | while workers try to reunite the youngsters with relatives. |
[03:51.10] | And that' s the Education Report From VOA Learning English, |
[03:55.87] | I' m Milagros Ardin. |