Syria - Child rights situation analysis

In order to better understand the context for children inside Syria, who experience the daily devastations of the conflict, War Child implemented a Child Right Situation Analysis (CRSA) through trained researchers in Syria. Through participatory information gathering tools, children were encouraged to openly identify, discuss and analyse the issues most affecting them. Data for this CRSA was collected between August and October 2013.

The CRSA methodology empowers children and gives them a platform to voice their concerns. This report aims to raise awareness of those concerns and the situation for children in Syria, among a broader community of humanitarian agencies and donors.
The analysis in this report is based on the experiences children shared with trained researchers. It is organised according to the five child rights deemed to be of greatest importance to them (rights to protection, education, healthcare, nutrition and to play). The general legal framework applicable for children in Syria and the specific laws on each right are included in this study, to demonstrate the role that all parties involved, including children, can take to uphold the fulfilment of child rights. Following the analysis of each right, programming recommendations are outlined. These recommendations were developed based on input from children themselves, the researchers involved, and War Child, and aim to encourage more informed and relevant support for vulnerable children in Syria.