Day aims to raise awareness about children orphaned in war

01:50

More Videos

America’s newest media moguls: the Ellisons

BBC–Trump legal row over ‘misleading’ edit

Yemeni children schooling in tents amid war ruins

Land, trees & lives: Many faces of Israeli occupation

Two nations celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties

US-India ties on the brink of collapse

A bloody summer: the last 60 days of the Russia-Ukraine war

What’s in Columbia University’s $221M settlement with Trump?

Germany’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices

What does Israel have to gain from “protecting” Syria’s Druze?

World

Day aims to raise awareness about children orphaned in war

January the 6th is World Day for War Orphans, to highlight the many challenges these children face. Globally, millions are orphaned due to war, poverty and emotional and physical neglect. In this report, Obaida Hitto looks at the plight of those who have lost their parents in the Syrian conflict, now in its 12th year.

January 7, 2022