Turkey hosts largest number of child refugees from Syria, says UNICEF

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on 16 June that Turkey now hosted the largest number of child refugees from Syria, even more than Lebanon, according to a UN report. According to a UNICEF spokesperson, children accounted for 54 per cent of the 1.8 million refugees in Turkey: around 900,000 child refugees, compared to 670,000 in Lebanon. UNICEF staff in Turkey continue to monitor the situation and work in the fields of nutrition, hygiene, child protection and immunization.