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What will the 2.5 million out of school learn instead? (Photo: UNHCR/O.Laban-Mattei)

EU diplomat voices concern on Syria children

EU countries must redouble efforts to get Syrian children back to school, or risk a generation more prone to radical ideas, a European diplomat has warned.

“What we’ve seen over the summer is a change in the kind of refugees coming to Europe. It’s not just young men. It’s families and children. If you talk to them, they’ll tell you that even if there’s a ceasefire tomorrow, they can’t go home because they can’t ensure a future for their children,” Christian Berger, the EU foreign servi...

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What will the 2.5 million out of school learn instead? (Photo: UNHCR/O.Laban-Mattei)

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