A Long-Term Plan for Syria’s Refugees
Experts no longer talk of Syria's civil war lasting months; they speak in terms of years, or even decades. As a result, lessening the horrors of the conflict and its consequences requires thinking not only about emergency action to save lives, but also about meeting longer-term needs that make those lives worth living.
BEIRUT – After spending just three days with refugees and aid workers in Lebanon and Turkey, the apocalyptic nature of the Syria crisis is all too apparent: more than 100,000 deaths, nine million people displaced, two million children out of school, diseases like polio resurfacing, and neighboring countries struggling to cope with waves of refugees.