The Challenge of the Syrian Refugee Response

A Syrian boy looks out through his tent door covered in snow at a refugee camp in the village of Deir Zannoun in east Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. While the storm disrupted life for everyone, it proved particularly trying for the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who live in tents and makeshift shelters in the Bekaa. The storm dumped rain and hail on Lebanon�s coast and heavy snows in the mountains and central Bekaa Valley, where gas stations, banks, schools and most shops closed. As international aid organizations are struggling to use their precious dollars effectively on a multitude of crises, they name the humanitarian situation in Syria the worst in the world. Millions were forced to flee their homes following the outbreak of civil war in 2011, and the number of displaced people continues to grow with no end to the conflict in sight.
More than 12 million people are impacted by the violence, with 7.6 million people displaced inside the country and more than 3 million displaced in neighboring nations. Some refugees live in formal camps, but the majority are living in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Refugees have also fled to Egypt and Iraq, and many remain inside Syria but have had to leave their homes. Many have also been affected by the terrorist Islamic State group.
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