Counting the Costs of the War in Syria
Feb 12, 2016 / Blog entry
Measuring the impact of war on Syria is an ongoing challenge as the conflict continues to devastate the lives of people and their communities. However, efforts to understand the nature and extent of the damage are essential for identifying immediate needs, and for preparing reconstruction plans that can be launched at the first sign of peace....
Supporting Syria and the Region Donors’ Conference in London
Feb 08, 2016 / Highlight
Syria is the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis. Billions of dollars in international aid are needed to support people caught up in the conflict.
The Supporting Syria and the Region conference brought together world leaders from around the globe to rise to the challenge of raising the money needed to help millions of people whose lives have been...
White Paper “The Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Medium-Term: What Next?”
Mediterranean Refugees and Migrants Newsletter
Cities and Migrants: Implementing the Integrating Cities Charter
Jan 26, 2016 / Library
This is the second report on the implementation of the Integrating Cities Charter, covering 20 EUROCITIES members in their role to integrate migrants as policy makers, employers, service providers, and buyers of goods and services.
Turkey’s Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Road Ahead
Jan 26, 2016 / Library
Turkey now hosts the largest refugee population in the world. The Government of Turkey (GoT) estimates the total number of registered Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs) at 2,225,147. The objective of this policy brief is to collate existing publically available material on the situation of SuTPs in Turkey and to summarize: (i) the strategy...
Why MENA Needs a New Social Contract
In Pictures: Syrian Refugees Living in Jordan and Lebanon
Jan 06, 2016 / Library
Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, over 6.5 million of the country’s people have been internally displaced and almost 4.4 million are registered refugees, which amounts to about half of Syria’s pre-crisis population. Nearly 1.7 million people have fled to neighboring Jordan and Lebanon. Prior to becoming refugees, many had suffered repeated...
The Welfare of Syrian Refugees and the Way Forward
Jan 06, 2016 / Blog entry
The Syrian crisis has now become one of the largest humanitarian crises of our time. The numbers are staggering. About half of the Syrian pre-conflict population has been displaced, over 200,000 people have been killed, millions of Syrians have been injured or traumatized and millions more have fled to neighboring countries and elsewhere. Yet, we...
The Multiple Tragedies of Syria’s Displaced Women, and Why the G20 Needs to Pay Attention
Nov 16, 2015 / Blog entry
Roughly half of the World’s 60 million plus displaced people - 19 million refugees and 41 million internally displaced people (IDPs) - are female. This the highest number ever recorded and the numbers continue to rise. According to the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Gutierrez “we are witnessing…an unchecked slide into an era in which...
Urban Humanitarian Crisis: Call for Research Proposals
Nov 03, 2015 / Highlight
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), a major international development and environment policy research organization, invites proposals for original research projects which can contribute to an improved understanding of the ways in which local actors, including municipalities, other government agencies, and...
Join a Global Discussion on Building Resilience in Syria & the Subregion
Oct 27, 2015 / Highlight
The United Nations Development Program is seeking to create a fundamental shift in the way the international community is responding to the continuing crisis in Syria by holding a Resilience Development Forum in Jordan in November 2015. You have a unique opportunity to be part of that effort and to help shape a new Resilience Agenda for...
Refugees, then?
Oct 22, 2015 / Library
Youth-focused radio show dedicated to the Syrian refugee crisis. With young invitees, the discussion looks closely at the crisis and tries to understand its scope and the challenges it poses to refugees and neighboring hosting countries alike. The show also focuses on the integration journey of young refugees and sheds light on some successful...
Lebanon - Economic and social impact assessment of the Syrian conflict
Oct 20, 2015 / Library
To provide a solid basis to define its needs and frame its priorities in terms of the specific assistance it seeks from the international community as well as to inform its own domestic policy response, the Government of Lebanon (GoL) requested the World Bank to lead an Economic and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the Syrian conflict on Lebanon...
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Assessing the Economic and Social Impact of the Syrian Conflict and ISIS
Oct 20, 2015 / Library
A study that highlights how prices and unemployment have increased, and refugees and IDPs entering the labor market are pushing wages down. Published in April 2015 by the World Bank.
The Impact of Syrians Refugees on the Turkish Labor Market
Oct 20, 2015 / Library
Evidence-based study on the impact of Syrian refugees on the Turkish Labor market. Published by the World Bank in August 2015.
The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanese Trade
Oct 20, 2015 / Library
A report that examines the effects of the Syrian conflict on the Lebanese economy. Published in April 2015 by the World Bank.
TV Debate on Syrian Refugees Crisis
Oct 08, 2015 / Library
Special trilingual TV debate on the Syrian Refugee crisis, in Arabic, French and English.
Arabic debate:
Driss El Yazami, President of Moroccan Human Rights Council
Amna Guellali, Director of Human Rights Watch Tunisia
Ahmed Moawia, Coordinator of Greek Migrants Forum
Wafik Moustafa, Chairman, British Arab Network
Taoufik...
Mediterranean Debates on Refugee Crisis - Main Points Discussed
Oct 01, 2015 / Library
This document compiles the main points discussed during the trilingual TV show on the Syrian Refugee crisis. The show was co-produced by France24, the Center for Mediterranean Integration and the MuCEM. It included three separate discussions, one in Arabic, one in English and one in French with four panelists each. It was recorded and broadcasted...
La Mediterranee en debats depuis le MuCEM a Marseille
Syrian Refugee Crisis: What we watch in Horror on the Nightly News has Been Unfolding for Years in the Middle East
Sep 17, 2015 / Blog entry
Today, the world has woken-up to the reality that some countries in the Middle East have been living through for the past three years. The unbearably tragic picture of the Syrian toddler, Aylan, lying face down on a beach in Turkey has driven home the tragic fate of millions of refugees...
Who will Help Syria’s Displaced University Students?
Sep 17, 2015 / Blog entry
Unprecedented in scale and, with 16 million people already displaced and more living under the threat of displacement, the current crisis in the Middle East seems unlikely to go away anytime soon. The crisis is rare in that it largely affects middle income countries with fairly well developed education systems. The worst hit country is Syria,...
[Mediterranean Debates TV Show] A Mediterranean Graveyard for Migrants?
TV Debate: A Mediterranean Graveyard for Migrants?
Sep 16, 2015 / Highlight
France 24, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (MuCEM) and the Center for Mediterranean Integration bring you a special Mediterranean debate from Marseille.
Every day, thousands risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean in an attempt to reach Europe. The news is full of the migrants' tragic stories; of makeshift crafts...
Crisis and Post-Crisis Situations: Development Agencies are also Concerned!
Sep 16, 2015 / Blog entry
2.6 billion people have been affected by natural disasters over the past ten years. Over 1.5 billion human beings are today living in countries affected by a violent armed conflict. There are 60 million refugees around the world. “Crises” are no longer an exception. From the tragedy in the Central African Republic to the Ebola epidemic or the...
Syrian Refugee Conference - Biographies
Public Response of the Education Sector to the Syrian Refugees Crisis in Lebanon
Les pays d'accueil offrent au monde un bien public mondial
Sep 08, 2015 / Library
Interviews with Ferid BELHAJ, Country Director for the Middle East at the World Bank; Alain BIFANI, Director General at the Lebanese Ministry of Finance; Amin AWAD, Director of Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa at UNHCR; and Olivier Ray, Head of the Crisis Prevention and Conflict Unit at the French Development Agency.
Interviews...
Syria’s Neighbours Seek Help with Refugee Crisis
Sep 08, 2015 / Library
Interviews with Ferid BELHAJ, Country Director for the Middle East at the World Bank and Salaheddin AL BASHIR, Chairman of the Board of Justice Center for Legal Aid in Jordan, in the context of the high level stakeholder conference on the Syrian refugee crisis “From Resilience to Development” jointly organized by the CMI, the World Bank,...
