As the war is prolonged, families are exhausting their savings. Without a massive re-thinking of how aid is delivered and distributed, refugees in the region are going to look for ways to leave.
Young Syrian refugees have shown extradordinary resilience, but hope for their short and long-term futures hinges on better educational opportunities.
The 2001 Temporary Protection Directive - created in the wake of the Yugoslav Wars - has never been activated, but it could be part of a reasonable, compassionate response to the Syrian refugee crisis.
The 2001 Temporary Protection Directive - created in the wake of the Yugoslav Wars - has never been activated, but it could be part of a reasonable, compassionate response to the Syrian refugee crisis.
Could the neglected strength of the mainstream Muslim community – a vestige of the Ottoman self-governing ethno-religious millet system – hold Syria together as it did nearly 100 years ago and prevent its dismemberment into a number of mini-states?
Iraqi refugees in neighbouring Arab states are unwilling to return to their country and unable to emigrate further west. Their perilous situation needs to be addressed by the powers who created this humanitarian crisis, says Dawn Chatty.
