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Hundreds of thousands more children in Syria face hunger

– Seven hundred thousand more children face hunger in Syria owing to the country’s badly-damaged economy, partly due to the impact of the COVID-19 restrictions. It means in the last six months, the total number of food insecure children across the country has risen to more than 4.6 million. After almost ten years of conflict and displacement, an unprecedented number of children in Syria are now battling soaring rates of malnutrition, a new report by Save the Children reveals. ⟶

Girls cite domestic violence in their homes as key factor for leaving home

– Violence, hunger and the hope of a better future are all major factors for girls leaving home countries in search of a better life, a new global study across three continents has found. ⟶

COVID-19 places half a million more girls at risk of child marriage in 2020

– The corona pandemic is leading to a significant increase in child marriages and jeopardizing progress toward gender equality for girls. According to a new report by Save the Children, half a million more girls will be forced into marriage in 2020 alone. ⟶

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