7 years of violence in Syria, 7 things you ought to know:
1.) The war isn't over- nearly 10,000 people are fleeing from violence each day
2.) People can't return home- roughly 30,000 Syrians are injured from attacks each month
3.) Children aren't going to school- more than 1 in 3 schools in Syria have been damaged or completely destroyed
4.) Kids are at risk- over 3 million boys and girls under the age of 5 don't have adequate food to eat
5.) The health system has completely collapsed- 3 quarters of Syrian doctors have fled the country and many have been killed in attacks targeted at hospitals and other healthcare infrastructure
6.) The economy has crumbled- over half of Syrians still in the area are currently unemployed
7.) The death count continues to rise- around half a million people have been killed over this 7 year span
Syrians need more than just words- they need peace
What do you think can be done to help spread awareness and advocate for relief organizations in order to help find peace for the people who are being affected by the largest humanitarian crisis of our time, since WWII??
Please share your thoughts down below in the comment thread, I am eager to hear what my fellow steemians have to say about this ongoing public health crisis.
The day that Syria falls is the day that the world is gonna end. May God bring the Syrian people peace and help them rebuild their historic country.🙏✌
well, let's hope that day doesn't come, especially as a result of the rise or fall of Syria. I pray with you for their peace which they deserve as people of this beloved Earth.
My thoughts are prayers~may they help rejoice peace for all of those who may be affected by this ongoing travesty
I'm not necessarily sure we can call the Syrian Civil War the largest humanitarian crisis since the second world war, but i do think that it's potentially one of the worst of the current day. Overall it will be interesting to see how different countries, such as the Western powers, Russia, and Iran in particular, respond over the next few years. With Russia backing the Assad regime and deploying advanced weapon systems - the Su-57, S-400, and even the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, into the country it is unlikely that we will see a resolution to the conflict through diplomatic means for quite some time. This could potentially mean a very bleak future for the Syrian people, as violence in the country is less and less between the government and islamic insurgents and more and more between the government and antigovernment forces. In many ways, the geopolitical conflict in Syria seems to be an attempt by Russia to not only reassert themselves on the international stage, but drive the Western powers into another "frozen conflict", not unlike those in Ukraine, the Caucuses, and Moldova.
Most definitely in terms of the 'Public Health' impact that this regime has had, it will be considered ONE of the biggest humanitarian crisis of all time, especially since the end is nowhere in sight.
More than one third of the pop. is internally displaced with nowhere to go, nearly 14 million are in need of humanitarian and protection assistance, and more than 80% of the pop. is without access to clean water... this is far from what the entirety of this regime has inflicted on the people of Syria, but I think you see my point here.
The crisis may shed a layer of 'civil war' but this is really a war on the people of Syria, carried out by the Assad regime and his allies, like you mention, so can it really be considered a 'Civil War' as you say??
Particularly unimpressed with the UN - Meeting after meeting, zero results. Humanitarian efforts are good, but what's even better is that people live in peace.
seems as though it has been a reoccurring theme throughout history- peace is a long way's away from Syria and I am without an answer as to how it may be restored, if at all possible to this point in time... everything has been destroyed, but somehow the people remain vigilant-not willing to give up hope that things will turn for the better
I really hope so too. We've had enough suffering.
It seems as if the conflict in Syria is turning into a proxy war between the US and Russia. Without the intervention of both, it likely would have been over long ago. It seems like the US supports the rebel groups just enough to keep them fighting, but not enough to hold any territory or win the fight. It's shameful.