(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned in the strongest terms mortar attacks on civilian areas of Aleppo, Syria, which reportedly killed at least 19 children on Wednesday, including six in a UNICEF-supported child friendly space. "Child friendly spaces enable children to play and reconnect with their childhood, and forget, even if for a short time, the horrors of war. They must never be targeted," Hanna Singer, UNICEF Representative in Syria said in a statement. "This reprehensible attack shows that even the simple act of playing represents a grave danger for children in Syria," she added.
In recent weeks, several indiscriminate attacks have been reported in civilian populated areas leading to the death and injury of scores of children. "These attacks highlight a flagrant disregard for the laws of war. They are a stark reminder that nowhere in Syria is safe for children," Singer warned.
UNICEF is calling on all parties to the conflict in Syria to immediately halt such attacks and do their utmost to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure such as schools, health clinics and water facilities, in accordance with international humanitarian law.
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