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Reunited with loved ones in Homs

Abu Ibrahim is reunited with his family after being evacuated from Old Homs in early February. His wife and four children visit him at the Al Andalous facility where he is being processed by Syrian...

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The voices of Azraq echo across the region

Shaima’a from Homs flies her kite above Azraq refugee camp. Photo: UNICEF,Jordan, 2014, Fricker In the distance neat lines of white shelters appear on the landscape of Jordan’s barren eastern desert....

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“Even though there is bombing, I want to go home to Syria”: Shifa’s story

Shifa*, 16, has lived in Za’atari refugee camp for more than a year. She fled from Dera’a, southern Syria, with her mother and father, three brothers and two sisters. “There was bombing in our village...

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Refugees caught in heavy snow as winter storm hits Lebanon

A fierce winter storm has brought freezing temperatures to Lebanon’s Bekaa valley where hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrians live. Displaced children from Syria living in flimsy makeshift tents...

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Syria: Children Under Siege (infographic)

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Rand’s story: “A tent is not a home”

13-year old Rand attends classes in a refugee camp in Islahiye, Turkey. She and her family fled the fighting Idlib, Syria eight months ago. © UNICEF/Turkey-2014/Noorani “We had a garden in our house...

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WATCH: UNICEF Ireland report from Za’atari Refugee Camp

UNICEF Ireland Executive Director reports from Za’atari Refugee Camp on the Syrian/Jordanian border. Learn more about UNICEF’s work for children affected by the Syrian crisis.  

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Children of Syria: “Mum didn’t die. She’s watching us from heaven”

Falak (12) is one of more than 1.9 million children who have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict in Syria. When the fighting reached their street, Falak’s family attempted to flee...

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What’s it like to live in a Syrian refugee camp?

UNICEF Ireland intern, Karl Boos, reflects on the fourth anniversary of the Syrian Crisis and the impact it’s had on children. Sunday the 15th of March 2015 was the 4th anniversary of the on-going...

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VIDEO: How much has changed for the children of Syria in 4 years?

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Working to survive: Yasmeen’s story

Entering the Ghazieh collective shelter in south Lebanon, I was struck by the conditions: women, men, the elderly, children, babies were all packed into small rooms rented for US$300 a month. They live...

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Children on the move through Europe dream of a “normal” life

Mascut, 3, from Syria, plays with a ball at a Unicef-supported child-friendly space. After waiting for six hours in the sun to cross the border with his mother and sister, he now remembers what it...

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Mobile apps are a lifeline for young Syrian refugees

Jehad checks instant messages on his mobile phone. Photo: Unicef/2015/Petrov Unicef Communications Specialist, Lely Djuhari, met refugee children fleeing violence in Syria who are using mobile apps to...

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Voices of Syria

Please note that these videos contain graphic descriptions which are distressing. Since 2011, 11 million Syrians have been forced to leave their homes. UNICEF is on the ground in Syria & the...

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