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

Angelina Jolie Reports On The Syrian Refugee Crisis

Angelina Jolie Turns Spotlight On Syria -- CNN

(CNN) -- The world pays attention to Angelina Jolie when she's stepping out with partner Brad Pitt, writing opinion pieces and spurring debate about breast cancer or promoting her latest movie.

Now, she's is hoping to turn that spotlight onto Syria's refugee crisis.

This week, Jolie -- a special envoy for the U.N.'s refugee agency -- traveled to the world's second-largest refugee camp, where she spoke to Syrian refugees and documented their stories in a video for CNN.

Nearly 1.7 million Syrians have fled the country's brutal civil war, many living in densely crowded refugee camps in Syria's neighboring countries. Jordan's Za'atri refugee camp, which Jolie visited to mark Thursday's World Refugee Day, was built to house 20,000 refugees but now has more than 120,000.

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More News On Angelina Jolie's Coverage Of The Syrian refugee Crisis

Angelina Jolie turns journalist to film Syria report -- SFGate
Angelina Jolie spent World Refugee Day with NRC in Jordan -- Alertnet
Angelina Jolie asks leaders to end Syria conflict -- BBC
Jolie says Syria crisis 'worst', calls for more aid -- FOX News/AFP
Jolie calls Syrian civil war most acute humanitarian crisis -- Times of India
Angelina Jolie calls for Syrian refugee help -- USA Today
Angelina Jolie shows up at a Syrian refugee camp (Video) -- Examiner