The Syrian refugee crisis and its repercussions for the EU
An estimated 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of the civil war in March 2011. Now, in the sixth year of war, 13.5 million are in need of humanitarian assistance within the country. Among those escaping the conflict, the majority have sought refuge in neighbouring countries or within Syria itself. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 4.8 million have fled to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq, and 6.6 million are internally displaced within Syria. Meanwhile about one million have requested asylum to Europe. Germany, with more than 300,000 cumulated applications, and Sweden with 100,000, are EU’s top receiving countries.
This website offers a snapshot of the repercussions of this refugee crisis for the European Union. It is a project of the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute in Florence. The website offers key data on the conflict, combined with a series of studies conducted by local researchers on behalf of the MPC. This project started in January 2013 as a result of a close collaboration between a team of journalists and these local researchers under the auspices of the MPC. Its main aim is to paint a broad picture of the worst refugee crisis to affect the region in years.
This website examines the role played by the European Union, both as a provider of humanitarian aid, and as a hosting region. While it is true that the EU is a leading contributor to the humanitarian aid to the region, the amount donated by each of its 28 member states varies greatly. At the moment, 70% of the funding is still missing according to the estimates of the UNHCR. To date, the EU has accepted the vast majority of Syrians who have requested asylum, having processed however relatively few applications. Despite the exponential increase in 2015, these have accounted for less than 10% of the total number of displaced Syrians. In contrast, absorbing the influx of refugees has been an enormous challenge for Syria’s neighbours, with strong implications for the stability of the entire region. We hope this website is an accessible way to better understand this migration crisis.
from: http://syrianrefugees.eu/
Structure of the Lead：
who-The Syrian refugee
what-the repercussions of this refugee crisis for the European Union
where- in neighbouring countries or within Syria
why-the outbreak of the civil war
How-escaping the conflict
WHEN- not given
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The Syrian refugees' problems were highly discussed recently. Because of the civil war, those refugees were forced to left their hometown. They must overcome lots of difficulties in order to find a "peace place" to live. However, not every country was willing to welcome them because they didn't want to take those burdens on themselves. It's time for us to figure out a balanced solution to solve this situation.
回覆刪除The refugees are very poor. They didn't do anything but their houses had been destroyed. When they try to go to other countries to seek somebody's help, nobody want to help them!! I think the most important thing is to find the solution, and the best is to stop the war!!
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