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Explain the Causes of the Syrian Refugee Crisis - Coggle Diagram
Explain the Causes of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Stastistics
Syria remains the world's largest refugee crisis after 10 years.
More than 6.6 million Syrians have been forced to flee their country since 2011.
Another 6.7 million Syrians still remain internally displaced.
The vast majority of the refugees (5.5 million Syrian refugees) have been found in refuge camps in neighboring countries; mostly in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.
When did it start?
The crisis is a consequence of a violent government crackdowns on public demonstrations in March 2011.
They were supporting a group of teenagers who were arrested for anti-goverment graffiti in the southern town of Daraa.
The arrests sparked public demonstrations throughout Syria which were violently suppressed by government security forces.
This conflict then escalated and the country entered a civil war which forced millions of Syrians out of their homes.
Was there any change in the crisis during these years?
Ten years later, the number of Syrian refugees has hardly declined.
More than 13 million people still need assistance.
What are other factors that contribute to the crisis?
Torrential rains, strong winds, and floods have been lashing the country's northwest region of Idlib.
This left thousands of displaced Syrian families homeless during the most cold months.
More than 140,000 people have been affected and at least 25,00 tents have been destructed.
In December 2019 and February 2020 have had outbreaks of violence in Idlib.
This has forced an additional one million people to flee their homes.
80% of this refugees that fled are women and children.
Where did the Syrian refugees go?
They have sought asylum in around 130 countries.
Yet, the majority are situated in Lebanon, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq.
Turkey alone hosts the largest population of refugees. These are 3.6 million refugees being hosted.
92% of the refugees that have fled to neighboring countries live in rural and urban settings, with roughly 5% living in refugee camps.
Yet, this does not necessarily mean that they are successful or stable.
70% of them are living in poverty, with limited access to basic services and resources. Few job opportunities and lacking education.
What are their biggest challenges?
Their main challenges are poverty and unemployment.
These challenges have been "enlarged" during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Millions of the refugees have lose their livehoods and are increasingly unable to meet their basic needs.
This includes access to clean water, electricity, food, medicine and paying rent.
What about the children?
Ten years of crisis have imposed a strong impact on the children.
They have been exposed to explicit violence and attacks, loosing people they know, and having their houses and schools burned down.
Around 45% of the Syrian refugees are under the age of 18 and more than a third of them don't have access to education.