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World ''utterly failing Syria''
(MENAFN- Arab News) LONDON: The world is ''not even close to grasping the magnitude'' of the humanitarian crisis in Syria a top aid official said ahead of the fourth anniversary of the peaceful protests that marked the start of the devastating conflict.
''We may live with the aftermath of the Syrian conflict for generations'' Jan Egeland head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) told said.
The conflict has killed some 200000 people created more than 3.9 million refugees mostly in Turkey Lebanon and Jordan and displaced 7.6 million people within Syria UN figures show.
New figures from UNICEF show 14 million children are affected by the conflict in Syria and neighboring Iraq with millions trapped in areas cut off from help due to fighting.
''This is the biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation'' Egeland a former UN humanitarian chief said in an interview on Tuesday.
''Attention has focused so much on Islamic State that it is important to remind people what is happening on the government side'' Egeland said.
''We may live with the aftermath of the Syrian conflict for generations'' Jan Egeland head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) told said.
The conflict has killed some 200000 people created more than 3.9 million refugees mostly in Turkey Lebanon and Jordan and displaced 7.6 million people within Syria UN figures show.
New figures from UNICEF show 14 million children are affected by the conflict in Syria and neighboring Iraq with millions trapped in areas cut off from help due to fighting.
''This is the biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation'' Egeland a former UN humanitarian chief said in an interview on Tuesday.
''Attention has focused so much on Islamic State that it is important to remind people what is happening on the government side'' Egeland said.
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