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Syrian Refugees

How a Syrian Refugee Kept Her Family Fed

Martin Penner | Posted 05.21.2013 | Impact
Martin Penner

Food vouchers are the main channel for WFP's food assistance operation in Lebanon. At the moment some 300,000 refugees are receiving them monthly. Vouchers are worth about 20 euros and enable refugees to buy a wide range of food items in local shops.

Happiness in Times of Hardship

Caroline Gluck | Posted 05.09.2013 | World
Caroline Gluck

Life is tough for Syrian refugees living in Jordan's sprawling Zaatari refugee camp in the desert. Most have lost everything they once had: their homes, possessions, their jobs and many loved-ones.

Time Is Running Out for Syria

Kristalina Georgieva | Posted 04.23.2013 | World
Kristalina Georgieva

The Syrian civil war is creating a humanitarian crisis beyond the reckoning of even the world's most experienced aid workers. There is a saying that you can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.

Rosa Parks and the Syrian Refugees

Kathryn Cameron Porter | Posted 05.06.2013 | World
Kathryn Cameron Porter

Syria is Bosnia on steroids and accompanied with the threat of chemical weapons but without the skilled diplomacy of a Richard Holbrooke.

Resilience Under Fire: Reality for Syrian Refugee Teens

Sarah Smith | Posted 05.02.2013 | Impact
Sarah Smith

Every night, when darkness decreases the chances they'll be shot, an average of 5,000 refugees, half of them children, flee from Syria into Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt.

Untapped Potential: Refugee Youth in the City

Samuel Witten | Posted 04.30.2013 | Impact
Samuel Witten

While urban settings offer increased economic opportunities for many displaced people, they can also present numerous obstacles to success and safety. In this respect, most refugees face all the challenges of the very poor, but are also in a new and unfamiliar environment.

The Israel-Syria Connection: What Next?

Avi Ben-Hur | Posted 04.28.2013 | World
Avi Ben-Hur

Israel has several concerns regarding Syria. Given the destabilization of the Assad regime, there are fears that terrorists will begin to launch attacks against Israel from the Syrian Golan.

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Too Often Forgotten

Brian C. Stiller | Posted 04.27.2013 | World
Brian C. Stiller

Visiting these camps, east of Beirut, the human tragedy of Syria is overwhelming.

UN 'Watching Tragedy Unfold' In Syria As Millions In Need Out Of Reach

Reuters | Posted 04.22.2013 | Impact

* "Watching tragedy unfold," U.N. aid chief says * Rebels say 3 million in their areas need help * Amos says Syria still...

Frying Pans and Fires

Sarah Wayne Callies | Posted 04.17.2013 | Impact
Sarah Wayne Callies

All are desperately hoping to return to Syria as soon as it is safe, even though their homes are little more than rubble now. They miss it, and their hurt and rage at having to leave was crushing them, so they had to share their stories to get out from under the weight of it.

The Kurds Got Me

Sarah Wayne Callies | Posted 04.10.2013 | Impact
Sarah Wayne Callies

There are more renowned camps with more famous people asking for your help, and they are great people championing worthy causes. But today I am passing on the voices of the Syrian Kurdish refugees to your ears.

Caravan Aid: Yes, You Can Do Something About Syria

Yassamin Ansari | Posted 03.31.2013 | College
Yassamin Ansari

As future leaders of this country and as global citizens of the world, we have an obligation to inform ourselves. We have a responsibility to partake in intellectual dialogue about the events going on around the world. And with technology at our fingertips, it's easier than ever.

Syrian Artists Get Revolutionary

ARTINFO | Posted 03.27.2013 | Arts
ARTINFO

Not so long ago it looked like Damascus was in line to once again become a global center for art, with a burgeoning gallery scene and a growing intern...

No Safe Place: Uncertainty For Syrian Child Refugees As Winter Approaches

Patricia Mouamar | Posted 02.02.2013 | Religion
Patricia Mouamar

Ten-year-old Raed is scared. Recently, he ran away to hide. The lightning reminded him of all the sounds of bombing he heard when he was back in Syria.

My Afternoon With Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan

Suza Scalora | Posted 12.06.2012 | World
Suza Scalora

Her Majesty Queen Noor embodies the spirit of generously, kindness and compassion. An American woman, who married the King of Jordan, did not see differences between the people of her new country and herself.

Angelina Jolie In Turkey To Visit Syrian Refugees

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 11.13.2012 | Entertainment

ISTANBUL — Hollywood star Angelina Jolie met with Syrian refugees in Turkey on Thursday to draw attention to the plight of the hundreds of thous...

Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees

AP | DALE GAVLAK | Posted 11.11.2012 | Entertainment

ZAATARI, Jordan — Her eyes welling up with tears, actress Angelina Jolie said she heard "horrific" and "heartbreaking" accounts from Syrian refu...

The Syrian Refugee Exodus: Time to Help

Ned Colt | Posted 10.29.2012 | World
Ned Colt

It's been a week of refugee records in Jordan, and that's bad.

Turkey Closes Syrian Border To Trade

Reuters | Posted 09.24.2012 | World

By Ozge Ozbilgin ANKARA, July 25 (Reuters) - Turkey has closed its border gates with Syria to commercial traffic due to worsening secu...

As Region Scrambles to Shelter Syrians, Israel Shuts the Door

Michel Gabaudan | Posted 09.22.2012 | World
Michel Gabaudan

Syria's border with Israel is the last national boundary that refugees so far have not crossed seeking safety, and to close this potential avenue of escape is unconscionable.

Syrians Flee to Safety in Jordan

Ned Colt | Posted 08.27.2012 | World
Ned Colt

They cross the open desert in a single file, sometimes well over a hundred Syrians in a single group. The darker the night, the safer they are from Assad's border guards. For more than a year, it's been a fluctuating but constant flow.

Syrian Forces Shoot At Refugees In Turkey

AP | ZEINA KARAM | Posted 06.09.2012 | World

By ZEINA KARAM -- The Associated Press KILIS, Turkey (AP) - Syrian forces fired across the border Monday into a refugee camp in Turkey, wounding at...

Joshua Hersh

State Dept. Steps Up Aid To Syrian Refugee Communities

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 04.05.2012 | World

WASHINGTON -- With the crisis in Syria showing little sign of abating, the State Department has begun to step up its efforts to assist the tens of tho...

'Syrian Refugees Have Spoiled Our Life'

AP | NEBI QENA | Posted 04.27.2012 | World

HACIPASA, Turkey (AP) — For generations, the economy of this Turkish hamlet has thrived on items such as livestock and cigarettes that are smuggled ...

VIDEO: Syrian Refugees Share Their Plight

Posted 02.06.2012 | World

On a day when the United States closed its embassy in Syria, Time showcases a video on the plight of Syrian refugees as they flee across the border fr...