Wednesday, July 3, 2013

The Growing Humanitarian Crisis In Syira



Syria: 'Aid Money Is Going Out As Fast As It Is Coming In' -- The Guardian

With public appeals unmet and the threat of disease as temperatures rise, where's the urgency over the crisis in Syria?

The crisis in Syria is now in its third year. It has reached a state of military deadlock and diplomatic impasse, so international attention is now falling on the humanitarian response. But traditional donors and relief agencies are being stretched to the limit by a conflict that has left an estimated 93,000 people dead, forced 1.6 million people to leave the country, and displaced 4.25 million.

The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) is spending $27m (£17.7m) a week to feed Syrians and expects to be spending $42m a week by the end of this year.

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More News On Syria's Growing Refugee Crisis

UN official urges support as Lebanon struggles to cope with 'huge burden' of Syrian refugees -- UN News Centre
Syria neighbours must open borders to refugees -- Global Post/AFP
Syria neighbors block thousands from fleeing: rights group -- Reuters
Syrian Refugees Straining Lebanese Villages -- Voice of America
Turkey’s Syria Refugee Crisis -- Al Monitor
Nowhere People: The Refugees of Syria -- Moises Saman, Time
Jordan, Turkey, Iraq 'risk turning Syria into an open-air prison' -- Al Bawaba
Chaos and Crime: The Trials of Running a Syrian Refugee Camp -- ABC News/Spiegel Online
Life as a Syrian refugee: A look inside the world’s second largest refugee camp -- Yahoo News/power Players
‘Five-star’ refugee camp illustrates Gulf’s growing role in Syria -- Financial Times

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