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The Government of Japan Contributes US$7.8 Million to Support UNICEF’s Learning in the Times of Crisis project in Syria [EN/AR]
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115,000 of the most vulnerable to benefit from access to quality education, resilience building services and employability opportunities
Damascus, Syria, 02 March 2021 – The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 7.8 million to support UNICEF’s Learning in the Times of Crisis project in Syria, helping children and young people learn during this time of uncertainty. The contribution will boost educational support to children during COVID-19, increase opportunities for employability and professional development for young people in times of economic hardship and help strengthen core community services from water, sanitation and hygiene to child protection, for more than 115,000 children, youth, women and community members in Syria.
The Government of Japan contributes US$300,000 to support UNICEF’s winter response for children in northeast Syria
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More than 5,000 children will be protected from harsh weather conditions
Damascus, Syria, 1 February 2021 – The Government of Japan has contributed US$300,000 to UNICEF’s winter response, to help protect children in northeast Syria from harsh winter weather. The contribution will ensure that more than 5,000 vulnerable children affected by almost 10 years of violence, displacement, and worsened living conditions are reached with much-needed winter clothing kits.
Inflation, loss of purchasing power and depletion of families’ financial resources, exacerbated by COVID-19 challenges, have compounded the suffering of 11 million people across Syria, estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance. Children whose families are struggling to stay afloat, risk being left unprotected against harsh weather conditions by not having proper winter clothing.