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There are now over one million child refugees because of the war in Syria. The United Nations called this [numeral / number] "a shameful milestone". The children were [forced / faced] to leave Syria because it is [too / to] dangerous for them to [reside / stay] in the country. Most of them are in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. They have [recent / recently] started escaping to Europe and North Africa. The United Nations said: "This one [million / millionth] child refugee is not just [another / other] number. This is a real child ripped from home, maybe [ever / even] from a family, facing horrors we can only begin to [comprehension / comprehend] ." Another 2 million children in Syria have no home. Half of Syria's 2 million refugees are children. Over 740,000 of these are under the [age / old] of eleven.

Syria's civil war started in March 2011. The UN says it is the worst refugee [crisis / crises] for 20 years. The last situation as [worse / bad] as Syria was the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The UN high commissioner for [refuges / refugees] , Antonio Guterres, told reporters: "The [youth / toddlers] of Syria are losing their homes, their family [members / member] and their futures. Even after they have crossed a border to safety, they are traumatised, [depression / depressed] and in need of a reason for [hope / hopeful] ." The UN warned the world that the children [face / head] many dangers. Many are now used [illegal / illegally] for child labour. Others are sold for early marriages or for the sex trade. Very few of the children can go to any kind of school. The UN said just 118,000 of the children are [in / on] education.