); ▁both ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁homes ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁benef ici aries ▁has ▁decl ined . ▁The ▁quality ▁of ▁services ▁has ▁also ▁decl ined ." ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁study ▁by ▁UN ICE F ▁ ▁" re comm ended ▁the ▁re building ▁of ▁national ▁capacity ▁for ▁the ▁re h abil itation ▁of ▁or ph ans ." ▁The ▁new ▁project ▁" will ▁benefit ▁all ▁the ▁ 1 , 1 9 0 ▁children ▁placed ▁in ▁or phan ages ." ▁ ▁Palest in ian ▁Territ ory ▁ ▁" In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁children ▁living ▁in ▁or phan ages ▁witness ed ▁a ▁considerable ▁drop ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁number ▁dropped ▁from ▁ 1 , 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 , 7 1 4 ▁or ph ans . ▁This ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁child ▁re - integration ▁in ▁their ▁household ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Social ▁Affairs ." ▁ ▁Form er ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁post - S ov iet ▁countries , ▁or phan ages ▁are ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁" children ' s ▁homes " ▁( ). ▁After ▁reaching ▁school ▁age , ▁all ▁children ▁en roll ▁at ▁intern ats ▁() ▁( board ing ▁schools ). ▁ ▁Russia ▁▁ ▁Over ▁ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁or ph ans ▁live ▁in ▁Russia , ▁increasing ▁at ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁ 1 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁UN ICE F ▁estimates ▁that ▁ 9 5