The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council has expressed concern that people with disabilities, along with women, children and older persons, are among the most at risk of abuse and violence in Syria.īased on interviews with 54 people between October 2020 and June 2022, this report examines the specific impact of the conflict on children with disabilities. Civilian infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed on a massive scale, the health system has been ravaged, and an estimated 12 million-about 54 percent of Syria’s population-are food insecure, with the Covid-19 pandemic further exacerbating humanitarian needs. Widespread atrocities, extensive violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, and high humanitarian needs have characterized the conflict. The conflict in Syria has been one of the deadliest in the world, killing at least 350,000 people over the past decade and forcibly displacing over 13 million. Thara J., who lost a leg in an airstrike in 2015 when she was 13 I wanted to avoid exposing other people to that risk. It would take several people to help me get into the car, which would make them an easy target for an airstrike. Many times, I refused to leave the house to try to escape it was just too difficult for me to run with crutches.
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