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Flashcards in Syria Refugee Migration Deck (16)
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1
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Direction

A

Lebanon, Jordan, turkey, EU - Greece, Germany, Sweden, UK

2
Q

How many Syrians in UK.

A

5000 as of 2015

3
Q

How many Syrian refugees in Jordan?

A

1.4 million

4
Q

Cause

A

Political

5
Q

How many years of armed conflict?

A

4 years

6
Q

How did the violence begin?

A

Anti-Governmental protests wanting democracy

Rebel groups formed including Islamic State

7
Q

What did the government do?

A

Blocked access to food, water and health services

8
Q

What war crimes were committed?

A

Murder, torture, rape

9
Q

How many Syrians killed?

A

220,000 by March 2015

10
Q

How many people left Syria?

A

4 million

11
Q

How many Syrians internally displaced?

A

7.6 million

12
Q

What systems collapsed?

A

Education, health and social welfare systems

13
Q

What is the total economic loss?

A

Approx $202 billion (2015 estimate)

14
Q

How many Syrians now live in poverty?

A

4 in 5

15
Q

4 impacts on destinations

A
  • Pressure on health, education and waste management
  • Social tension
  • Work for less = exploitation and local unemployment
  • Lebanese schools have to adopt a 2 shift system
16
Q

Scale

A

International