The Syrian civil war has ended, but there are millions of Syrian refugees living in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. With danger from a hostile regime back in Syria, what will happen to them now?
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Canada has been considered a human rights champion when it comes to accepting Syrian refugees. So why is it doing next to nothing for those fleeing Venezuela?
Keeping the water and power on, managing sewers and collecting garbage will help communities shattered by the Syrian civil war rebuild – and keep out the Islamic State, says a former aid official.
The intricacies of Lebanese politics mean Syrian refugees continue to be scapegoated.
On this World Children’s Day, we need to critically assess how Canada’s doing helping young refugees settle into their new homes and their new lives.
One of the World Bank’s mandates is to prepare for the physical and human capital reconstructions of post-conflict Syria. But an image reconstruction of Syrians and of Syrian refugees is also needed
Reham and her family are among an estimated 1.5m Syrian refugees living in limbo in Lebanon.
Social media can act as the engine room for public engagement with refugees, allowing people to move beyond ‘I should do something’ to ‘I will take action’.
Maps can be an invaluable tool in a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis. A pilot project trained Syrian refugees at a Jordan camp to create their own.
City authorities can take straightforward measures to help refugees settle into cities – and help existing residents at the same time.
From eye-scanners to 3D printers, technology in humanitarian crises can be a positive force for disenfranchised people.
Trust Me, I’m An Expert: how Syrian refugees are using exercise to improve mental health
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Last year, two researchers flew to Gaziantep in southern Turkey, where about one in four people are Syrian refugees, to explore how exercise might help improve mental health.
Refugees hold religious prejudices against each other too – separating them by religion is not the answer.
The Erdoğan regime’s move into northern Syria is being justified in the name of European security.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a political career out of burnishing his self-image and convincing the world he’s a human rights leader. Do his actions match his words?
Syrian refugee children are not getting the care they need in the wake of the trauma they have endured. Here’s why that’s bad for them and bad for the rest of the world.
Today, there are more refugees and displaced people than ever before. Sophisticated analytics could be a game-changer for officials on the front lines of the crisis.
The way Bangladesh has taken in Rohingyas stands in stark contrast to Europe, which faced an influx of Syrian refugees in similar numbers. I saw how refugee camps were being run in an efficient manner.
Limitations improve creativity: we think up solutions we would never have thought of in a lab.
Not all who fled Vietnam at the end of the war wanted to be resettled in the US. But those who returned faced an unwelcoming government.
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
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Professor of international human rights law, York Law School, University of York
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Weinstein Chair of International Studies, Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Dean of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
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