This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/15/syria-middleeast
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Syrian children could become a lost generation | Syrian children could become a lost generation |
| (10 days later) | |
| As the crisis in Syria enters its third year, over 1 million refugees have fled and more than 2 million children are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance (Report, 13 March). But despite the magnitude of the crisis, a chronic lack of funding is threatening to leave many Syrian children without essential support. Unless an 80% funding gap is bridged very soon, Unicef will be forced to scale back on even life-saving interventions, such as clean water and immunisation. Unicef UK is calling for concerted action from everyone – government, donors and the public – to ensure this does not happen and Syria's children do not become a lost generation. We need to act urgently to protect these children from further suffering. David Bull Unicef UK, Peter Bottomley MP, Eilidh MacKechnie, Lady Doreen Massey, Lord David Chidgey, Baroness Glenys Kinnock, Lord Frank Judd, Baroness Patricia Morris | As the crisis in Syria enters its third year, over 1 million refugees have fled and more than 2 million children are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance (Report, 13 March). But despite the magnitude of the crisis, a chronic lack of funding is threatening to leave many Syrian children without essential support. Unless an 80% funding gap is bridged very soon, Unicef will be forced to scale back on even life-saving interventions, such as clean water and immunisation. Unicef UK is calling for concerted action from everyone – government, donors and the public – to ensure this does not happen and Syria's children do not become a lost generation. We need to act urgently to protect these children from further suffering. David Bull Unicef UK, Peter Bottomley MP, Eilidh MacKechnie, Lady Doreen Massey, Lord David Chidgey, Baroness Glenys Kinnock, Lord Frank Judd, Baroness Patricia Morris |
| • The least fit country to take a lead on Syria and arm the rebels is France (Report, 15 March). Its record in the Levant is disastrous, going back to the deposing of King Faisal in 1920, a few months after he had been proclaimed ruler by popular will in 1920, and the military atrocities, including bombardments of Damascus in 1925 and 1926, carried out against the Syrian people at regular intervals during French Mandatory rule in Syria and Lebanon. Relations between Syria and France have been fraught and often mutually hostile, regardless of regime, French or Syrian, since Syrian independence was achieved in 1946 in the face of massive French reluctance and with much British interference. Tim Llewellyn London | • The least fit country to take a lead on Syria and arm the rebels is France (Report, 15 March). Its record in the Levant is disastrous, going back to the deposing of King Faisal in 1920, a few months after he had been proclaimed ruler by popular will in 1920, and the military atrocities, including bombardments of Damascus in 1925 and 1926, carried out against the Syrian people at regular intervals during French Mandatory rule in Syria and Lebanon. Relations between Syria and France have been fraught and often mutually hostile, regardless of regime, French or Syrian, since Syrian independence was achieved in 1946 in the face of massive French reluctance and with much British interference. Tim Llewellyn London |
| • Given the chaos the UK has left in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, could William Hague not have the decency to at least outline the endgame he envisages in Syria? Who are the "moderate" rebels and what are their politics? How is Hague going to keep his rocket launchers out of the hands of the "extremists"? And, given that the latter are, as he said, getting significant help, couldn't he have a word with his allies in Saudi Arabia and Qatar? Our foreign secretary has a duty to give an explanation before he once again lavishes other people's money on violent intervention abroad. Peter McKenna Liverpool | • Given the chaos the UK has left in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, could William Hague not have the decency to at least outline the endgame he envisages in Syria? Who are the "moderate" rebels and what are their politics? How is Hague going to keep his rocket launchers out of the hands of the "extremists"? And, given that the latter are, as he said, getting significant help, couldn't he have a word with his allies in Saudi Arabia and Qatar? Our foreign secretary has a duty to give an explanation before he once again lavishes other people's money on violent intervention abroad. Peter McKenna Liverpool |
| • At heart this is a religious conflict that must be resolved locally with the aid of regional powers. Our role now should be solely humanitarian. Any other intervention will exacerbate tensions and sow seeds for further conflict. Good intentions are not enough. Wally Harbert Frome, Somerset | • At heart this is a religious conflict that must be resolved locally with the aid of regional powers. Our role now should be solely humanitarian. Any other intervention will exacerbate tensions and sow seeds for further conflict. Good intentions are not enough. Wally Harbert Frome, Somerset |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. | Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Enter your email address to subscribe. | Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Enter your email address to subscribe. |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. |