Refugees Need For Refugees

The consequences of the conflict on outside nations has been tremendous. The Syrian Civil War has led to arguably the worst humanitarian crisis since World War 2, and although the plight of refugees through Europe is highly publicised, the number of refugees in Europe only accounts for 10% of the total number displaced across the world. The majority of Syrian refugees currently reside in neighbouring such as Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. The economic and social strain on these countries is immense, and the issue of aid and refugee resettlement has become a polarising issue in all countries which have offered/are discussing whether to take in refugees and resettle them. In fact, In Turkey alone, there are around 2,700,000 registered refugees in various camps and throughout the country. Turkey has also given $8,000,000,000 in aid to the cause. The situation is particularly bad in Jordan where almost 650,00 registered refugees reside. A Jordanian census conducted in 2015 showed that there were twice as many refugees as first thought, meaning that half were unregistered. The wave of refugees into

The utterly diminished and persistently conflicted regime of Bashar Al-Assad has led to several forces, including numerous rebel groups, Kurdish forces, and even ISIL to occupy the war-torn country of Syria in a seemingly never-ending ruination. Most importantly however, it has also led to millions of Syrians becoming dislodged between the remnant regions with the deaths of roughly half a million citizens, according to the Syrian Centre for Policy Research, from a civil war that originated due to a series of protests and differentiating ideologies. The situation has lead for surviving Syrians, now properly known as refugees, to seek asylum in neighboring countries in Europe, but even including some countries as far as in the Western Hemisphere, particularly the United States.

The current world refugee crisis is the worst since World War II with currently over 59.9 million forcibly displaced people, which equivalates to a 40% increase in 3 years. This influx of refugees can be seen as a crisis, many countries are under intense strain trying to taking in the large amounts who are fleeing from danger, with Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt taking in 95% of fleeing Syrian refugees. Turkey taking in the most people with an estimated figure 1.9 million. However, countries in the Persian gulf, closer to Syria, have taken in no refugees. With nowhere to go, 1 in 4 refugees were forced resettle in poor countries such as Ethiopia. Europe has also been under much strain with small facilities for refugees and large numbers affecting the border states such as Italy, Greece and Bulgaria. Germany has resettled over 800 000 refugees, more than the whole of Europe in 2014.

Syrians have been fleeing Syria since the Civil War that started in 2011. Nine million people have fled for shelter from the civil war. Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq all have been involved in monitoring the influx of immigrants, migrating to European countries. These countries population have grown at a rapid pace and now the refugees must go beyond those neighboring countries of Syria for a new place to live. Over 250,000 people have died in Syria every since the war erupted. The largest amounts of refugees to date, have all come from Syria, and are facing obstacles seeking refuge in Europe now. Only 1,500 Syrian refugees have been accepted into the United States since 2011, but the Obama administration announced in September that 10,000 Syrians will be allowed entry in the next couple of years. (http://newscult.com)

In Lebanon the debt continues to grow reaching almost 70 billion dollars or about 145 percent of GDP, one of the highest ratios in the world, while unemployment, poverty, and inequality continued to increase. This growing unemployment has also increased the poverty rate. It is believed that 170,000 Lebanese (about four percent of the population) have fallen under the poverty threshold (of less than one dollar per day) over the past years, according to the World Bank. 83 percent Syrian refugees have stressed economic and resource infrastructure in Jordan, which was already suffering from structural issues before the refugee crisis. Confronted with persistently underfunded humanitarian appeals, Jordan has lost confidence in international donor support. Without additional aid and a sustainable response to the refugee crisis, Jordan will continue to restrict the protection space for Syrians. Doing so will increase the long-term risks of instability in Jordan and the region. In Turkey where they are hosting 2 million of Refugees out of 4 million at a cost of 5 billion dollars. Turkey faces a stubborn unemployment rate of almost 10 percent and a slowing economy, and has repeatedly bemoaned Europe's

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 lack of proper data analyses causes problems with integration. Humanitarian organisations are struggling to connect skill and work experience of a refugee with a local economic system.

ISIS has uprooted many refugees throughout their attacks on Middle Eastern countries. One of the worst, and most current country, is Syria. Syria is currently the largest country of origin for refugees. Over 4.8 million Syrians are current refugees, but that's not all. An estimated total by WorldVision.org suggests that there are 13.5 million Syrians that need help due to the war ravaged country they now live in.

Over the past few years, 5.9 million refugees have escaped Syria and have been searching for sanctuary in

The year is 2011 and war is tearing the country of Syria apart. The people have had enough and begin to run to their neighboring countries of Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq (Rogers, "Syria: The story of the conflict - BBC News"). More than four million refugees fled to these lands and thousands more fled to other countries. Now in 2015 the refugee count is up to over 4,000,000 refugees along with more refugees crossing in European Union member states (Rogers, "Syria: The story of the conflict - BBC News"). Now these European countries face the issue of holding more population than the government was designed to provide for. The crisis of the refugees is also beginning to spread to the United States. Michigan is willing to open its doors to more than 10,000 Syrian refugees. Although the idea of showing kindness to our neighbors is presented by these nations, the holding of refugees is effecting the everyday lives of the people and the economies of the countries.

The last condition of the country to accept refugees is that there need to be more job opportunities aimed towards refugees. The 1951 coffee shop in Berkeley, California is entirely staffed by refugees (except the co-founders) from countries like Eritrea, Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal, Bhutan, Uganda, and Syria. “It’s difficult to be a new person in a new country, but being here, in the U.S., you get respect and recognition. The most important thing is to live with dignity” (Newsela, 2017) says Tedros Abraha, an employee, and a refugee from Eritrea. This shows that it can be hard to adjust to a new place when you’re a refugee, but you need to have faith in yourself and be strong. This is why job opportunities for refugees are a great idea. By doing

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.

Refugee problems are a worldwide phenomenon which has become precarious and heightens the subject for every country. Refugees mean those people who fleeing conflict or persecution. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has recurrently stated that refugees are defined and protected in international law and must not be expelled or returned to situations where their life and freedom are at risk. According to UNHCR, (2016, January report) there are more than 21.3 million refugees throughout the world. However, currently, this number has been increased because of the Syrian violent conflict which escalated since 2011. ‘It has been stated that 75% of the total refugees are women and children and at least 7 million children are out of the school because of the war (UNHCR, 2016)’ (see also UNHCR, Global Trends).

Reiterating the United Nations Development Programme’s 2009 Human Development Report which states that the integration of refugees can provide jobs and economic growth to their host countries by using their pre-existing professional skills to be productive members of their host communities,

The continuous conflict and seemingly unending civil war in Syria has made the refugee settlement mission a difficult task. The persistent state of fear has given rise to security controls across the border, and the incessant displacement of people from Syria has increased vulnerability amongst refugees seeking asylum. The number of refugees has grown steadily and has reached a disturbing number of 235,000 according to UNHCR. In addition, many immigrants remain unregistered and vulnerable in the neighbouring regions simply because the countries hosting them are also incapable to make available adequate resources due to economic constraints. Turkey, due to its financial status, has been able to cope positively with the 80,000 refugees in the country. Iraq is trying to cope with the incursion of immigrants into the country, fearing a reaction from al Qaeda who might use the refugee issue to settle in Iraq. Iraq has taken in only about 16,000 refugees so far, according to the United Nations. On the other hand, Lebanon is hosting about 100,000 refugees and in spite of the latest conflict in the country; the number of immigrants crossing over has not decreased. In fact, it has steadily increased.