Ar Raqqa Governorate

“THIS IS MORE THAN VIOLENCE”: AN OVERVIEW OF CHILDREN’S PROTECTION NEEDS IN SYRIA

PROTECTION SEVERITY RANKING BY SUB-DISTRICT

Severity ranking by sub-districts considered Tell Abiad 3 indicators:

i) % of IDPs in the population; Al-Hasakeh Ein Issa Suluk ii) conflict incidents weighted according to the extent of impact; and

Aleppo Ar-Raqqa iii) population in hard-to-reach communities. Jurneyyeh Ar-Raqqa Karama

S Al-Thawrah Maadan N Sabka Mansura Deir-ez-Zor S Cri�cal problem Homs Catrastrophic problem POPULATION DATA

Number of 0-4 Years 5-14 Years 15-17 Years Locations Total Children % of Children Total Population

Communities 336

Overall Population 9% 25% 8% 184K 42% 440K

PIN 10% 25% 8% 166K 43% 384K

IDP 9% 25% 8% 65K 42% 157K

Hard to Reach Locations 184 9% 25% 8% 103K 42% 248K

Besieged Locations 0

Military Encircled Locations 1 9% 25% 8% 6K 42% 13K

* es�mates to support humanitarian planning processes only SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

313 communities (93%) were assessed in Ar-Raqqa governorate. population groups. • In 74 per cent of assessed communities, respondents • In 70 percent of assessed communities respondents reported child labour preventing school attendance was an issue reported that family violence was an issue of concern. Both of concern. Both adolescent boys and adolescent girls were adolescent boys and adolescent girls were considered considered equally affected (72%). equalled affected (66%). • In 85 per cent of assessed communities, respondents reported • In 97 per cent of assessed communities, respondents child recruitment was an issue of concern. Adolescent boys (83%) reported child marriage was an issue of concern. Adolescent followed by adolescent girls (74%) were considered the most girls (95%) followed by adolescent boys (89%) were affected child population groups. considered the most affected child population groups. • In 92 per cent of assessed communities, respondents • In 99 percent of assessed communities, respondents reported unaccompanied and separated children was an issue reported lack/ loss of civil documentation was an issue of of concern. Adolescent boys and adolescent girls (89%) followed concern. Both adolescent boys and adolescent girls were by adolescent boys (87%) were considered most affected child considered equalled affected (96%). 1% 1% 100 1% 1%

16% 16% 20% 20%

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

100 7% 7% 11% 10% 12% 13% 22% 25% 25% 80 36% 34% 31%

35% 37% 60 34% 26% 25% 28% 40 20 36% 31% 30% 28% 29% 28% 0 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 Percentage of assessed communities in which respondents reported Child Labour preventing which respondents reported Child Labour school attendance; disaggregated by age and sex preventing school attendance

CHILD RECRUITMENT

100 4% 8% 7% 13% 18% 21% 21% 80 34% 29% 60 41% 46% 40 36% 49% 20 30% 26% 17% 0

Girls Boys Adolescent Girls Adolescent Boys Percentage of assessed communities in which Under 12 years Under 12 years 12- 17 years 12- 17 years respondents reported the occurrence of Child Percentage of assessed communities in which respondents reported the occurrence Recruitment of Child Recruitment; disaggregated by age and sex

UNACCOMPANIED AND SEPARATED CHILDREN

100 9% 8% 8% 11%

21% 20% 25% 80 27%

52% 53% 57% 48% 40 20 18% 19% 10% 13% 0 Girls Boys Adolescent Girls Adolescent Boys Percentage of assessed communities in which Under 12 years Under 12 years 12- 17 years 12- 17 years respondents reported the occurrence of Family Separation Percentage of assessed communities in which respondents reported the occurrence of Family Separation; disaggregated by age and sex “THIS IS MORE THAN VIOLENCE”: AN OVERVIEW OF CHILDREN’S PROTECTION NEEDS IN SYRIA

FAMILY VIOLENCE

100 8% 10% 7% 7%

28% 26% 80 29% 26%

60 29% 30% 30% 32%

40 35% 34% 20 34% 35% 0 Girls Boys Adolescent Girls Adolescent Boys Percentage of assessed communities Under 12 years Under 12 years 12- 17 years 12- 17 years in which respondents reported the Percentage of assessed communities in which respondents reported the occurrence of occurrence of Family Violence Family Violence; disaggregated by age and sex

CHILD MARRIAGE

4% 100 6% 7% 16% 16% 12% 18% 80 24% 27% 35% 60

40 54% 64% 45% 55% 20 11% 0 6% Percentage of assessed communities in which Girls Boys Adolescent Girls Adolescent Boys respondents reported the occurrence of Child Under 12 years Under 12 years 12- 17 years 12- 17 years Marriage Percentage of assessed communities in which respondents reported the occurrence of Child Marriage; disaggregated by age and sex

LACK/ LOSS OF CIVIL DOCUMENTATION (INCLUDING BIRTH REGISTRATION)

100

28% 27% 30% 26%

60 38% 42% 42% 47%

40 29% 24% 20 24% 23% 5% 7% 0 4% 4% Girls Boys Adolescent Girls Adolescent Boys Percentage of assessed communities in which Under 12 years Under 12 years 12- 17 years 12- 17 years respondents reported the Lack/ Loss of Civil Documentation Percentage of assessed communities in which respondents reported the Lack/ Loss of Civil Documentation; disaggregated by age and sex

(“occurrance” refers to protection risks that were described as happening “sometimes”, or as being “common” or “very common”)