A senior United Nations relief official called on governments on Thursday to help resolve the fate of 2,500 foreign children being held among 75,000 people at al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria after fleeing Daesh’s last stronghold.
“Children should be treated first and foremost as victims. Any solutions must be decided on the basis of the best interest of the child,” Panos Moumtzis, U.N. regional humanitarian coordinator for the Syria crisis, told a Geneva briefing.
Solutions must be found “irrespective of children’s age, sex or any perceived family affiliation”, he said.
It is noteworthy that the number of people living in the camp was 72,842, including Iraqi refugees, Syrian refugees and Daesh’s families who surrendered to SDF. The camp is considered the eighth in the north and east of Syria, which is supervised by the Autonomous Administration in North and East of Syria.
The source: Reuters
