A/HRC/43/CRP.6 The impact of these violations upon children has been severe. Two million six hundred thousand girls and boys have been displaced in Syria, which has exacerbated preexisting protection and humanitarian concerns. The mental health of children has been, and will continue to be, deeply affected by the brutality of the conflict. Due to attacks on civilian infrastructure, physical health has also been acutely impacted, in particular for those children who suffer from disabilities because of the war. Girls and boys also face considerable obstacles related to documentation and are vulnerable to exploitation through child labour or child marriage, often as a result of the death or disappearance of male parental figures. Crucially for their long-term prospects, a huge number of children have missed out on years of education and are currently out of school. This status quo will affect the ability of boys and girls to exercise their basic rights in innumerable ways as they grow older. 2