“THIS IS MORE THAN VIOLENCE”: AN OVERVIEW OF CHILDREN’S PROTECTION NEEDS IN SYRIA
Lattakia
PROTECTION SEVERITY RANKING BY SUB-DISTRICT
Severity ranking by sub-districts considered Kiseb 3 indicators:
i) % of IDPs in the population; Qastal Maaf Rabee'a
Kansaba Idleb ii) conflict incidents weighted according to the extent of impact; and Ein El-Bayda iii) population in hard-to-reach communities. Salanfa Bahlawaniyeh Al-Haffa Lattakia Lattakia Ein Et-teeneh Mzair'a Hanadi Fakhura Jobet Berghal S N Al-Qardaha Ein Shaqaq Harf Elmseitra Jablah Ein Elshaqiyeh Hama Beit Yashout S Qteilbiyyeh Dalyeh Cri�cal problem Catrastrophic problem Tartous POPULATION DATA
Number of 0-4 Years 5-14 Years 15-17 Years Locations Total Children % of Children Total Population
Communities 419
Overall Population 12% 27% 6% 491K 45% 1.1M
PIN 12% 25% 8% 336K 45% 743K
IDP 12% 27% 6% 193K 45% 427K
Hard to Reach Locations 0
Besieged Locations 0
Military Encircled Locations 0 * es�mates to support humanitarian planning processes only
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
78 communities (19%) were assessed in Lattakia governorate. (63%) were considered the most affected child population groups. • In 84 per cent of assessed communities, respondents reported child labour preventing school attendance was • In 92 percent of assessed communities respondents an issue of concern. Adolescent boys (83 %) followed by reported that family violence was an issue of concern. adolescent girls (64 %) were considered most affected Adolescent boys (86%) followed by adolescent girls (84%) population groups. were considered the most affected child population groups. • In 52 per cent of assessed communities, respondents • In 71 per cent of assessed communities, respondents reported child recruitment was an issue of concern. reported child marriage was an issue of concern. Adolescent Adolescent boys (51%) followed by adolescent girls (8%) were girls (71%) followed by adolescent boys (38%) were considered the most affected child population groups. considered the most affected child population groups. • In 92 per cent of assessed communities, respondents • In 81 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 girls (64%) followed by adolescent boys concern. Both adolescent boys and adolescent girls were equally affected (59%). 1% 1% 100 1% 1%
16% 16% 20% 20%
80
60
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% 3% 1% 3% 1% 100 3% 7% 9% 11% 18% 29% 29% 80 16% 46% 57% 60 57% 81% 40 68% 67% 42% 20 35% 16% 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
4% 5% 100 1% 8% 1%
80 49% 60 96% 95% 92% 40 49% 20
0
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% 3% 3% 100 3% 3% 1% 1%