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Thousands of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon forced to work -aid group
Only 50 percent of Syrian refugee children in the region attend school
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A Syrian refugee child works with his father in the south of Sidon
A Syrian refugee child works with his father in the south of Sidon, southern Lebanon April 30, 2014. At least 50,000 Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are working, often in dire conditions and for 12 hours a day, to pay for food and shelter for their families, aid organization CARE said. Thursday marks International Day against Child Labour with about 168 million children working worldwide, down by a third since 2000, according to the International Labour Organisation. Picture taken April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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Syrian refugee children collect plastics as they stand along a street in south of Sidon
Syrian refugee children collect plastics as they stand along a street in south of Sidon, southern Lebanon June 10, 2014. At least 50,000 Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are working, often in dire conditions and for 12 hours a day, to pay for food and shelter for their families, aid organization CARE said. Thursday marks International Day against Child Labour with about 168 million children working worldwide, down by a third since 2000, according to the International Labour Organisation. Picture taken June 10, 2014. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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A Syrian refugee child works with his father in the south of Sidon
A Syrian refugee child works with his father in the south of Sidon, southern Lebanon April 30, 2014. At least 50,000 Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are working, often in dire conditions and for 12 hours a day, to pay for food and shelter for their families, aid organization CARE said. Thursday marks International Day against Child Labour with about 168 million children working worldwide, down by a third since 2000, according to the International Labour Organisation. Picture taken April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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A Syrian refugee child works with car mechanics in the port city of Sidon
A Syrian refugee child works with car mechanics in the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon June 10, 2014. At least 50,000 Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are working, often in dire conditions and for 12 hours a day, to pay for food and shelter for their families, aid organization CARE said. Thursday marks International Day against Child Labour with about 168 million children working worldwide, down by a third since 2000, according to the International Labour Organisation. Picture taken June 10, 2014. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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Iraq Kurds seize Kirkuk; Sunni militants surge toward Baghdad
About 500,000 Iraqis have fled Mosul and the surrounding province, many seeking safety in autonomous Kurdistan
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UN World Food Programme Responds To Urgent Needs Of Displaced People In Iraq
ERBIL, IRAQ – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is launching an initial emergency operation to provide food assistance to 42,000 of the most vulnerable people displaced by conflict this week in Iraq.
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U.S. focus is on boosting Iraqi forces, not air strikes
Thousands flee as Sunni rebels from al Qaeda splinter group make further gains in rapid military advance
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