Could lose a whole generation of Syrian children: UN

Geneva: risk of a big loss for a whole generation of Syrian children amid the country's civil war escalating, the UN agency UNICEF warned Tuesday, saying he is in dire need of funds to deal with the crisis."Since the crisis in Syria enters third year without any tragic end in sight, and the risk of a lost generation grows every hour, every day, every month," said UNICEF spokesman Patrick McCormick told reporters. "We can not afford to lose any more time, and we certainly can not afford to lose another year, we risk creating a generation of children who are seen, or know, fighting only, and may end up perpetuating the cycle of violence," as warned.The scarring an entire generation can have serious consequences beyond the Syrian border, in a fragile region prone to violence and civil war, and said McCormick, UNICEF published a report two years to the day after the conflict began.The the Geneva-based agency pointed out that nearly half a million in the four urgent need to aid inside Syria are without 18 years of age, and 536.000 of them children under the age of 800,000 five.Some children under the age of 14 and has been at the same time internally displaced because of the conflict, which represents a considerable number of Monday estimated Syrians.Children million displaced people are also more than half a million Syrian refugees, most of whom have fled to Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq. "Millions of children in Syria and the region is witnessing their past and their future disappear amid the rubble and destruction of this protracted conflict," said President of UNICEF Anthony Lake in agency report.The confirmed that the lack of funding strongly to help all children in need. "No UNICEF is committed to keeping children in Syria from becoming a lost generation. said he was one of us can afford that to happen, but they are in the abyss at the moment, "said McCormick". UNICEF in need of urgent funding "to continue its work. "The funding has been disappointing so on Syria compared to other emergencies," he added.UNICEF said it so far has received only 20 percent of the $ 195 million it had appealed to help children and women affected by the crisis in Syria and neighboring countries until the end of agency June.The warned that more money without, it would be soon started that need to reduce things like providing clean water, measles and vaccination campaigns against polio, care lifesaving newborn and care.Children medical emergencies, and warned, and were particularly vulnerable in the midst of a civil war ever more ruthless, with brutal crackdown by the regime Bashar Assad the protests that erupted in March 2011.