More than 6 million children are affected by the war in Syria , Richard Stearns says . More than 1.6 million children are refugees , he says . Many families who fled their homeland abruptly left everything behind , he says . The United Nations estimates that more than 2 million people have been displaced from their homes since 2011.
More than 6 million children are affected by the war in Syria , Richard Stearns says . More than 1.6 million children are refugees , he says . Many families who fled their homeland abruptly left everything behind , he says . Refugees need adequate shelter and cold weather supplies , Stearns says .