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Nobel Laureates and human rights activists called for immediate global endeavour to solve the crisis faced by millions of children in conflict-hit Syria and Yemen.
Former UN special envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi said on the sidelines of the ‘Second Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2018’ in Jordan on Monday that the international communities have allegedly failed to take concrete action to protect the people of Syria and Yemen.
The summit, which was held under the patronage of Jordan King Abdullah, aims to ensure that every child, especially children in the most vulnerable sections of the world, are free, safe, educated and healthy.
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who has established the Laureates and Leaders for Children organisation, said that each and every life is important and efforts should be done to secure the childhood of the children.
Launched in 2016 by Mr Satyarthi, the summit is meant to lay the foundation for a more sustainable and forward-thinking leadership to safeguard the future of the world’s children, particularly in the face of global challenges and chronic social challenges impacting communities worldwide. The first summit was hosted by former president Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi in 2016.
More than 5.6 million Syrians have fled the country as refugees, according to the UNHCR.
I dream of a world where childhood does not remain a matter of charity, but the essence of childhood; simplicity purity and forgiveness, becomes the driving forces of everyday life. I call upon you to dream with me for a child-friendly world. #EveryChildMatters pic.twitter.com/ko7pYoNx2E
— Kailash Satyarthi (@k_satyarthi) March 26, 2018