“THIS IS MORE THAN VIOLENCE”: AN OVERVIEW OF CHILDREN’S PROTECTION NEEDS IN SYRIA
Rural Damascus
PROTECTION SEVERITY RANKING BY SUB-DISTRICT
Severity ranking by sub-districts considered 3 indicators:
Homs Deir Attiyeh i) % of IDPs in the population; An Nabk Yabroud Esal El-Ward Jirud ii) conflict incidents weighted according to Ma'loula Sarghaya Rankus Raheiba the extent of impact; and Dimas Az-Zabdani Al Qutayfah MadayaAt Tall Sidnaya Ein Elfijeh Duma iii) population in hard-to-reach communities. QudsiyaHarasta DamascusDamascusKafr Batna Nashabiyeh S QatanaMarkaz Darayya Maliha SahnayaBabella Dhameer Sabe Byar Rural Damascus Haran Al'awameed Bait Jan Kisweh Ghizlaniyyeh N Sa'sa' Quneitra Dar'a S Cri�cal problem As-Sweida Catrastrophic problem
POPULATION DATA
Number of 0-4 Years 5-14 Years 15-17 Years Locations Total Children % of Children Total Population
Communities 243
Overall Population 12% 22% 7% 1.3M 41% 3.3M
PIN 12% 22% 7% 1M 41% 2.5M
IDP 12% 22% 7% 533K 41% 1.3M
Hard to Reach Locations 17 12% 22% 7% 69K 41% 170K
Besieged Locations 25 12% 22% 7% 162K 41% 396K
Military Encircled Locations 46 12% 22% 7% 242K 41% 591K
* es�mates to support humanitarian planning processes only SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
160 communities (66%) were assessed in Rural Damascus adolescent girls (62%) were considered the most affected child governorate. population groups. • In 94 per cent of assessed communities, respondents • In 78 percent of assessed communities respondents reported child labour preventing school attendance was reported that family violence was an issue of concern. an issue of concern. Adolescent boys 15-17 years (92%) Adolescent boys (71%) followed by adolescent girls (70%) were followed by adolescent boys 12-14 years (88%) were considered the most affected child population groups. considered most affected population groups. • In 87 per cent of assessed communities, respondents • In 55 per cent of assessed communities, respondents reported child marriage was an issue of concern. Adolescent reported child recruitment was an issue of concern. girls (86%) followed by adolescent boys (59%) were considered Adolescent boys (34%) followed by boys <12 years (8%) the most affected child population groups. were considered the most affected child population • In 89 percent of assessed communities, respondents groups. reported lack/ loss of civil documentation was an issue of • In 81 per cent of assessed communities, respondents concern. Adolescent boys (64%) followed by adolescent girls reported unaccompanied and separated children was (62%) were considered the most affected child population an issue of concern. Adolescent boys (67%) followed by groups. 1% 1% 100 1% 1%
16% 16% 20% 20%
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40 83% 83% 79% 79%
20 0 Girls Boys Adolescent Girls Adolescent Boys Under 12 years Under 12 years 12- 17 years 12- 17 years
“THIS IS MORE THAN VIOLENCE”: AN OVERVIEW OF CHILDREN’S PROTECTION NEEDS IN SYRIA
CHILD LABOUR
1% 1%100 3% 1% 4% 6% 11% 9% 13% 19% 28% 80 42% 49% 60 53% 55% 66% 40 60% 52% 35% 41%20 31% 12% 0 8% Girls Boys Adolescent Girls Adolescent Boys Adolescent Girls Adolescent Boys Under 12 years Under 12 years 12- 14 years 12- 14 years 15- 17 years 15- 17 years Percentage of assessed communities in which respondents reported Child Labour Percentage of assessed communities in which respondents reported Child Labour preventing preventing school attendance school attendance; disaggregated by age and sex
CHILD RECRUITMENT
3% 100 5% 3% 8%
31% 80 60
97% 92% 40 95% 66% 20
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Percentage of assessed communities in which Girls Boys Adolescent Girls Adolescent Boys Under 12 years Under 12 years 12- 17 years 12- 17 years respondents reported the occurrence of Child Recruitment Percentage of assessed communities in which respondents reported the occurrence of Child Recruitment; disaggregated by age and sex
UNACCOMPANIED AND SEPARATED CHILDREN
1% 1% 2% 1% 100 6% 6% 6% 8%
80