... opposed to ethnic, regional or religious particularism. The latter won a landslide victory in the region, and is clearly here to stay. Solving this problem by way of creating a motley display of subnational autonomous regions in the Middle East may sound attractive but will absolutely never happen.
7. Repatriating refugees.
Recent conflicts in the region have resulted in the appearance of millions of refugees and forcibly displaced persons. All of these should be granted the right of unhindered return to their homes, guarantees of personal safety, and the right ...
On March 28, 2018, Jean-Noel Wetterwald, acting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Russia (UNHCR), visited Russian International Affairs Council.
On March 28, 2018, Jean-Noel Wetterwald, acting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Russia (UNHCR), visited Russian International Affairs Council.
The following issues were discussed ...
... country itself. Syrians normally flee to Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey, where they form a hefty demographic. In early 2015 there were
622,000 Syrian refugees registered in Jordan
, over
1.1 million
in Lebanon, and
another million
in Turkey.
In these countries refugees stay in rented housing, with the local communities, in informal tented settlements or makeshift UN-run camps. The camps are supposed to provide refugees with protection, counseling, schooling, basic food, and water. And yet, the living conditions ...
