Syrian refugee camps

Human toll of the Syrian civil war
Pre-war population 22 ±.5; Internally displaced 6 ±.5, Refugees 5.5 ±.5, Fatalities 0.5 ±.1 (millions)[citation needed]
Syrian refugees
By countryEgypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey
SettlementsCamps: Jordan
Internally displaced Syrians
Casualties of the war
CrimesHuman rights violations, massacres, rape
Return of refugees, Refugees as weapons, Prosecution of war criminals
Zaatari in Jordan, currently the largest camp for Syrian refugees.

Syrian refugee camp and shelters are temporary settlements built to receive internally displaced people and refugees of the Syrian Civil War. Of the estimated 7 million persons displaced within Syria, only a small minority live in camps or collective shelters. Similarly, of the 8 million refugees, only about 10 percent live in refugee camps, with the vast majority living in both urban and rural areas of neighboring countries.[1][2] Beside Syrians, they include Iraqis, Palestinians, Kurds, Yazidis, individuals from Somalia, and a minority of those who fled the Yemeni and Sudanese civil wars.[3][4]

There were 2 million school-aged refugee children (aged 5–17 years) among the 5 million refugees registered in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt by the end of 2016. 1.1 million of those children have had access to either formal education (900,000) or non-formal education (150,000), including over 6,600 Palestine refugee children from Syria.[5] Humanitarian aid during the Syrian Civil War focuses on basic needs, health care, education and providing jobs. Most of the burden remains on the host countries, which face a stressed economy and export disruption, with the additional population, mostly outside of camps, causing significant pressure on public and private (e.g. housing) infrastructure.[2]

  1. ^ "Syria Regional Refugee Response". Refugees Operational Portal. UNHCR. 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b The Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) (2017). Regional Strategic Overview 2016–2017 (PDF) (Report). p. 6. Retrieved 1 May 2017.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "ECHO Factsheet – Jordan: Syria Crisis" (PDF). ECHO. January 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "ECHO Factsheet – Turkey: Refugee crisis" (PDF). ECHO. January 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ^ The Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) (2017). 2016 Annual Report (PDF) (Report). p. 17. Retrieved 1 May 2017.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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