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Good News About Syria from UN Security Council
We just received this update from The Syria Campaign: Rita — good news on Syria, An hour ago the UN Security Council voted to let food and medicine cross borders and conflict lines and reach millions of people who need it. It’s one of the few moments that the Council has united for Syria —...
In Pictures: Arriving at Zaatari Refugee Camp
With more than 120,000 people, Zaatari is the biggest camp for Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war. By Gregory Beals More than 113,000 people have perished since fighting began in Syria two and a half years ago, including 11,420 children. As the death toll continues to mount, an increasing number of Syrians have fled their...
A generation is at risk
I turn on the news every day and all I hear is who has the arms who has the control and who is helping who – what country is involved and how many mercenaries are in the country and from where. But really to me the most important thing is the next generation – THE...
A wish comes true for Syrian girl who left behind the most important thing
News Stories, 12 June 2013 © UNHCR/N.Prokopchuk DOMIZ REFUGEE CAMP, Iraq, June 12 (UNHCR) – The pretty young girl looked confused when the aid worker came to her tent and held out a cardboard box. It contained a doll and a card, and when she realized it was for her, nine-year-old May’s face melted...
Syrian Refugee Crisis
More than 1.5 million Syrian refugees have fled their country. Three-quarters of a million of them are children. Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan are all sheltering Syrian refugees. These numbers are only those who have registered with the UN, so actual numbers of refugees are likely to be much higher. Please help – we are...
Refugees fleeing Syria has hit a million
Yesterday the news read “ The number of Refugees fleeing Syria has hit a million” That is about 5 percent of the population of Syria- the population is registered at 22 million people, but there might be more as that was a figure from early 2012. About half the people that are fleeing Syria are...
You think you know what it will be like, but you can’t even imagine the reality
The numbers are so daunting that you can’t imagine the strain on a single country to be taking in so many refugees in such a short period of time. In the last week we have been getting in over 3,000 Syrian refugees a day- the number used to be 700. The fighting is increasing in...
Thank you for the donation of fleece children’s clothes
Dear Miriam, Your gift will make a difference to thousands of Syrian kids as the winter storm magnifies their misery. You brought tears to my eyes admiring your amazing work! I could not believe you took the time to make all those wonderful kids clothes yourself! You are an amazing woman with a big heart!!!...
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