{"id":12134,"date":"2016-07-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core3-789-core3.d2.worldvision.org\/media-center\/airstrikes-damage-world-vision-child-protection-center-in-syria"},"modified":"2022-10-14T11:30:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T18:30:15","slug":"airstrikes-damage-world-vision-child-protection-center-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"media-center","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/about-us\/media-center\/airstrikes-damage-world-vision-child-protection-center-in-syria","title":{"rendered":"Airstrikes Damage World Vision Child Protection Center in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”10772″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]GAZIENTAP, Turkey (July 21, 2016)<\/strong> — A recent spike in attacks on innocent children and families in Syria highlights the total and utter disregard parties to the conflict have for international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n

“The children of Syria have experienced more hardship, devastation and violence than any child should have to in a thousand lifetimes”, said World Vision’s Response Manager for Turkey and northern Syria, Dr. Christine Latif.<\/p>\n

On Saturday of this week a World Vision-supported child protection center based in a school in northern Syria narrowly escaped a direct hit by an airstrike. The sheer intensity of the blast blew out windows and damaged the school’s doors and walls.<\/p>\n

“Thankfully children and facilitators were not in the child protection center at the time of the airstrike but tragically an 11-year old boy who was nearby was killed. The violence must stop. The future of children in Syria depends on it,” said Dr. Latif.<\/p>\n

Further information on World Vision’s child protection center and the incident:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Photos of the damaged child protection center<\/u> (to be credited ‘World Vision’): https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/gxnaiyyid0n9zz7\/AACZWbtkXDb2Mmk5BPnk5oLsa?dl=0<\/a><\/p>\n