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REFUGEES IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The Middle East and North Africa are both regions in extreme distress and disarray as the region is plagued with war and violence. Civilians that are attempting to escape these regions are met with multiple obstacles which includes safely escaping, crossing borders, and obtaining reliable refuge within another country. Throughout the Middle Eastern region, millions of men, women, and children are displaced; lacking medical access, safe housing, reliable income, and other necessities needed for a stable life.
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Syrian refugees awaiting registration near Lebanon/ source: UNHCR
Quick Facts:
  • Violence and conflict in Yemen and Iraq are forcing civilians to flee
  • About 11 million Syrians have been displaced since 2012
  • Approx. 80,000 Syrians reside in Za'atari; the first official refugee camp located in Jordan
  • More than half of Syrian refugees are children





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In the news:
  • Syria's Good Neighbors: How Jordan and Lebanon Sheltered Millions of Refugees- Sept. 2016
  • The forgotten pocket of Syria's refugee crisis- Jan. 2016
  • Will new laws bar Syrians from fleeing to Lebanon?- Jan. 2016
  • Syrian refugee children transform Iraqi prison with art- Jan. 2016
  • The identity politics of displacement in the Middle East- March 2016
  • 50,000 refugees stuck in 'open-air prison' in Greece: MSF- Oct. 2016
  • Fight for Mosul brings hope to 500,000 refugees who fled ISIL- Oct. 2016


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