Causes Of The Syrian Refugee Crisis

The Refugee crisis across Europe and beyond is among the most complex topics in the world right now. Most of the refugees are coming from Syria, but why? Why can’t they just stay at home? Within the last 5 years there has been a mass exodus of civilians in Syria; other countries have experienced very similar scenarios with civilians leaving. With so many are leaving, it is quite difficult for refugees to find safe places to stay. About 6 years ago Syria was among the most stable countries in the Middle East (though ruled by what can be described as a dictator). However, civil war and economic problems have severely affected them. Their President Bashar Al-Assad has made many extremely controversial decisions. Two causes of the Syrian

Currently, there is a huge debate on if the U.S. should offer Syrian refugees to move in. One of the huge reasons they are doing a huge migration and refugee movement is because of Syrian’s living conditions. An estimated 9 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of civil war in March 2011, taking refuge in neighboring countries or within Syria itself. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, over three million have fled to Syria's neighbors Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.

Since the start of the crisis in Syria, millions of refugees fled their hometown seeking for resettlement in foreign countries and escaping the threat from ISIS. Currently, Europe and Mid-Eastern countries are overwhelmed with the vast number of people. I believe it is time for the United States to do its fair share and help the international society overcome this challenge.

Lately, in the Middle East and North Africa have been facing some difficulty in their country and for slightly for some years now have been attempting to flee their countries and go to Libya and Greece to escape the terrible push factors that affect their country. These factors range from civil war to increasing amount of human trafficking in most of their countries. “The migrants — mostly from Eritrea and Somalia — each had paid thousands of dollars to a gang of human traffickers, who raped and tortured many of the migrants before the disaster.” (Trawler Fire leads to hundreds of deaths near Sicilian Island).The human trafficking is becoming terrible in places such as Eritrea and Somalia. While the civil war is actually

Immigration have been a part of american history since the beginning of the United States. Europeans were persecuted for their religion and fled to the americas in order to freely practice them. The Irish took refuge during the potato famine and Germans during a failed uprising against Prussia, Chinese people immigrated in the 19th century and Jewish people sought refuge during World War II. However, almost all of these immigrants have been met with incredible hostility and xenophobia throughout the United States’ history. Another wave of refugees from the Syrian war have been trying to get on their shores and the country is yet again divided. One part of the country wants to accept these refugees and show humanitarianism,

The European refugee crisis encompasses the flight of millions of refugees escaping violence in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asian countries. The surging tide of refugees has created a predicament among countries where the movement of people is unrestricted. Seeking asylum, they risk their lives on arduous journeys through Turkey and across the Mediterranean to Greece, from where they enter other countries, the most popular destinations being Germany, Sweden, France, and Italy. As countries receiving these immigrants scramble to provide basic necessities, European governments still struggle to propose a suitable solution for resettlement.

In December of 2014, the UN attempted to gain 8.4 billion to help 18 million Syrians. One year later, the funding was less than halfway, severely undercutting those 18 million Syrians of needed aid. Of the 4 million refugees who have left Syria to flee to other countries, the countries Lebanon (1,119,650), Turkey (1,758,092), Jordan (628,887), Iran (248,503), and Egypt (133,862) combine for 3,888,994 million refugees. The 28 states of the European Union combined have only granted access and protection to 64,193 refugees. Without Germany, who has granted access and support to 35,000 refugees, the numbers would be a pitiful 29,193 for the other 27 states in the EU. The people of Syria are suffering, they’re losing loved ones, their homes, and way of life. They are the victims of one of the largest the humanitarian crisis’s in the recent memory and deserve to be helped much as possible by those who have the resources to

A refugee is a human being, which is overlooked many times when examining situations in the Middle East. The inhumane behavior in the Middle East is becoming desensitized; so much so many western media outlets are avoiding it. These refugees possess the same inalienable rights as any other human; however, ISIS is constantly terminating them. Numerous western countries (or affluent middle eastern countries) with a well-developed infrastructure are currently failing to assist in a large-scale humanitarian effort to combat this assault on human rights. Thus, putting stress on countries surrounding the “hot zone” or major migration areas, are being forced to compromise their economic and political development to ensure the safety of over four million Syrian Refugees. These Syrian refugees are escaping persecution and indoctrination to face a new onset of problems in these unequipped nations. Immediately, the major countries of the world need to create a comprehensive effort to resolve the dehumanization in the Middle East and assist the “hub” nations care for these people.

An overwhelming 11 million Syrian refugees have been displaced due to war and conflict that continues into today, from the country Syria. Many Syrian refugees, left with a lack of necessary resources as well as being in the face of danger have left to close and distant countries that may provide the humanitarian aid they need. These countries most of which from the European region are left with challenges but also benefits that can arise due to the abundance of fleeing refugees. One country in particular, Greece, is experiencing this. The articles,” Euronews; Greece’s Economic Boost From Refugee Aid, FEE; 4 Selfish Reasons To Take In Refugees, BBC; What’s Going On With Greece and Its Economy, and Breitbart; Tensions Rise In Italy Over What

Since 2011, some 4.1 million refugees have fled from Syria in an attempt to find asylum in Europe. The NPR article written by Greg Myre, “The Migrant Crisis,” estimates that the total amount of Syrians who have been displaced is as high as 7.6 million. This has placed enormous pressure of European countries to take in refugees, though many of these, especially the Eastern European bloc countries of Hungary, Croatia, and Serbia, refuse to let the flood of migrants into their country. This has left millions of refugees stranded without a home, food, shelter, or hope.

The Syrian refugee crisis has received massive media coverage. People around the world are trying to comprehend the desperate, complicated situation surrounding Syria. The civil war in Syria is the worst crisis in our time. Syrians upset at the fact that long promised reforms have not been enacted, began anti-government demonstrations which started the civil war in 2011. The peaceful protests turned ugly, with the government violently putting an end to those protests. Afterward, ordinary citizens took arms, causing the situation to escalate. Syrians are fleeing their homes because of the great violence, which have left thousands dead and millions wounded, a collapsed infrastructure, resulting in a shattered economy, and for the safety of the children. Syrians are either streaming to surrounding countries or risking their lives to travel to Europe.

A refugee is defined as an individual who has been forced to leave their country due to political or religious reasons, or due to threat of war or violence. There were 19.5 million refugees worldwide at the end of 2014, 14.4 million under the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), around 2.9 million more than in 2013. The other 5.1 million Palestinian refugees are registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). With the displacement of so many people, it is difficult to find countries willing to accept all the refugees. There are over 125 different countries that currently host refugees, and with this commitment comes the responsibility of ensuring these refugees have access to

Since 2011, Syria has been engaged in a Civil War with protestors against the government and members of the extremist group ISIS, and approximately 7.6 million people have been displaced from their homes (usnews.com 2015). As the conflict destroys more homes and livelihoods each year, an increasing number of civilians have been forced to leave Syria and try to find safety elsewhere. Already a contentious issue, the Syrian refugee crisis has awakened tensions, both economic and social as debate erupts over what to do with the refugees.In response to the crisis, while some countries like Germany have pledged to help the refugees, (New Statesman 2015 1) only 2,340 have been admitted. Clearly, more needs to be done in order to help the refugees. Although there are economic and population concerns to be considered, the humanitarian conflict that faces the refugees and solutions already available are reason enough for Europe to increase the numbers of Syrian refugees allowed in.

The influx of Syrian refugees to Europe in the past year has sparked what is being called the ‘European Migrant Crisis’ and has drawn attention and the concern of the international community. In spite of the majority of Syrian refugees remaining in the region (in either Turkey, Lebanon or Jordan) the arrival of over 700,000 refugees in Europe has tested the limitations of political infrastructure in the face of development and human rights issues. In this paper I will argue that the historical, geographic, political, cultural, social and economic differences between the Middle East and Europe are main causes for the failures of the international community to uphold the 1951 U.N. Charter on Refugees. I believe that the fundamental ideological division between Syria and the West causes the insecurity accompanying the admittance of large numbers of Syrians (or other people of Middle Eastern origin) into Europe. This, coupled with the purely logistical challenges of moving people through the continent, dispersing refugees and distributing resources appropriately, is one of the main factors hindering the smooth integration of Syrian refugees. The ability of the international community to adequately address the needs of refugees (and particularly those whose lives have been torn apart by the Syrian civil war) should be an international priority, particularly due to the

As a result of the war, millions have fled their country to seek asylum in neighboring countries such as Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey which is now creating a new set of problems for both the host country and the refugees. The Syrian refugee’s crisis is impacting the world by organizations and other countries trying to get aid and resources to the refugees, but their efforts are being