“We cannot allow the next generation of Syrians to be illiterate.” July 2013 – Children will continue to suffer the consequences of the ongoing conflict in Syria unless an urgent political solution is found, a top United Nations child rights official stressed today, citing reports of the use of children as combatants, the arbitrary arrest and detention of children, and the denial of education as schools continue to come under attack. “Everyone I spoke with, both inside and outside Syria, … [Read more...]