It makes you wonder what the future will hold for these unfortunate children.
War may make hundreds of thousands of young Syrians stateless
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:05 GMT
Author: Emma BathaMore news from our correspondents
Syrian children play at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria. Picture September 15, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
THE HAGUE, Sept 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hundreds of thousands of exiled Syrian children may become stateless because of the fighting in their country, putting them at risk of exploitation and potentially hindering their return home, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.
High casualty rates and forcible separation mean a quarter of Syrian refugee families are headed by women, but Syrian law does not allow women to pass their nationality to their children.
"Syrian children acquire nationality exclusively through their fathers," said Amit Sen, regional protection officer for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR). "However the war in Syria has robbed hundreds of thousands of children of their fathers."
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War may make hundreds of thousands of young Syrians stateless?
War may make hundreds of thousands of young Syrians stateless
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:05 GMT
Author: Emma BathaMore news from our correspondents
Syrian children play at Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria. Picture September 15, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
THE HAGUE, Sept 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hundreds of thousands of exiled Syrian children may become stateless because of the fighting in their country, putting them at risk of exploitation and potentially hindering their return home, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.
High casualty rates and forcible separation mean a quarter of Syrian refugee families are headed by women, but Syrian law does not allow women to pass their nationality to their children.
"Syrian children acquire nationality exclusively through their fathers," said Amit Sen, regional protection officer for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR). "However the war in Syria has robbed hundreds of thousands of children of their fathers."
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War may make hundreds of thousands of young Syrians stateless?
