On March 11, 2014, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a report identifying the situation in Syria as “the most damaging conflict for children in the region’s recent history.” According to the press release, the report “focuses on the immense damage caused to the 5.5 million children now affected by the conflict and calls for an immediate end to the violence and increased support for those affected.”  The report discusses specific issues that Syrian children face due to the conflict, such as the challenges that come with “living as refugees . . ., malnutrition and illness, loss of learning opportunities and the psychological impact of their traumatic wartime experiences.”  Finally, according to the press release, the report calls on the global community to, inter alia: end the violence in Syria; invest in education, and “provide support to host communities and governments to mitigate the social and economic impact of the conflict on families.”