Syria conflict and refugee crisis

September 8, 2015 UNHCR published media briefing, said the situation in Syria and neighboring countries worsening crisis in Syria has lasted five years and there is no sign of a political settlement program, hope the hearts of the people of Syria are being replaced by despair Thousands of Syrian refugees are desperate to embark on a dangerous journey to Europe. The shortage of humanitarian aid funds to aid Syrian refugees are working to bring a tremendous challenge.

UNHCR spokesman Flemming (Melissa Fleming) press conference in Geneva, said on the 8th, the conflict in Syria in the past few months in almost all provinces intensified. Damascus escalating rocket and mortar attacks in other cities frequent shelling and car bomb attacks and ensuing retaliatory measures are leading to hundreds of thousands of Syrian people to flee their homes. Fleming said that the Syrian people in the conflict escalating violence lost their livelihoods and homes around the unemployment and inflation soaring currency rapidly devalued. Syrian pound in the past four years has lost 90% of its value. In most parts of Syria, the power supply to maintain the day only 2-4 hours, while water supply is extremely scarce. More than half the country's population living in extreme poverty.

Bulletin said that at present living in the area Syrian refugees in neighboring countries has a population of over 4 million, of which only 12% live in formal refugee camps. These refugees seeking safety and protection face huge challenges. After they lost their home and all their savings run out, we are into extreme poverty. According to a survey by UNHCR in Jordan and Lebanon, the local 86% and 70% of Syrian refugees living below the national poverty line. Unable to earn a living, many refugees by borrowing to buy food, let their children out of school and started begging.

Bulletin said that despite the many challenges and turbulent conditions, UNHCR is continuing to do everything we can to provide the necessary assistance to the Syrian refugees, including relief items, cash, health care, housing, psychosocial support and legal assistance. But he informed that 2015 Syrian refugees and the rehabilitation program is currently only 37% of the necessary funds in place. The shortage of funds to make all aspects of Syrian assistance programs are affected, resulting in WFP had to stop for nearly 230,000 Syrian refugees, food aid this month. At the same time, about 700,000 Syrian children out of school in the past school year. Soon, live in substandard shelter refugees will face another winter arrival.