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      • The Syrian refugee crisis began in March 2011 as a result of a violent government crackdown on public demonstrations in support of teenagers who were arrested for anti-government graffiti in the southern town of Daraa. The arrests sparked public demonstrations throughout Syria which were violently suppressed by government security forces.
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  3. Mar 15, 2016 · As Syria's war reaches another grim milestone today, refugees fleeing the 5-year conflict face greater hurdles to finding safety while international solidarity with its victims is failing to match and reflect the scale and seriousness of the humanitarian tragedy.

  4. By the end of 2021, more than 5.7 million Syrian refugees were displaced in neighbouring countries and 13.4 million Syrians were estimated to require some form of humanitarian and protection assistance inside Syria, including some 6.9 million internally displaced people (IDPs).

  5. The Syrian Arab Republic crisis remained one of the largest displacement crises in the world in 2022. Over 12 million Syrians remained forcibly displaced in the region, including almost 6.8 million within the Syrian Arab Republic and 5.4 million living as refugees in neighbouring countries, a slight decline from 5.7 million in 2021.

    • Displaced Syrians face challenges both mental and existential. After eleven years of conflict, families have been forced to flee to new,safer locations as many as nine times or more.
    • Civilians are suffering the most. Inside Syria, there are 14.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance (of a total population of 18 million).
    • Syrian women and children are especially vulnerable. The war in Syria affects men, women, boys, and girls in starkly different ways that often reinforce existing gender inequalities.
    • We’re running the risk of a “lost generation” The war has directly affected children’s access to education in Syria. A March 2019 report by UNICEF suggests that 40% of Syria’s school infrastructure has been destroyed in the conflict, creating huge gaps in the provision of education, and adverse protection risks.
  6. Feb 16, 2024 · Since the spring of 2011, the children of Syria have faced an unrelenting series of crises — enduring hostilities, widespread displacement, public health emergencies, and, most recently, a destructive earthquake on February 6, 2023.

  7. SYRIA REFUGEE CRISIS. 16.7 million people are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, up from 15.3 million in 2023 (as of March 2024). 90% Over 90 percent of the population in Syria lives below the poverty line (as of March 2024). 12.9 million Syrians are food insecure and 7.2 million are internally displaced (as of March 2024).