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Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis and the International Response
On March 12, 2014, the U.S. Institute of Peace and Oxfam America will co-hosted the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and two civil society activists to address the humanitarian and political challenges of the Syrian conflict. Antonio Guteres, U.N. High Commissioner fro Refugees, and Steven Heydemann With more than 2.5 million Syrian refugees, the sheer
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Geweldloze burgeractivisten: een sleutel tot politieke oplossing in Syrië
Sinds drie jaar verzetten burgeractivisten zich tegen de terreur van het regime van Bashar al-Assad in Syrië. Vóór de revolutie onderdrukte het veiligheidsapparaat met brio de vrije meningsuiting. Maar sinds het losbarsten van de Arabische protesten laten veel Syriërs zich niet meer muilkorven. Bijgevolg is Syrië, zelfs in volle oorlog, een sociale fabriek van geweldloos
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UNHCR António Guterres and Syrian Civil Society Organizations Address the Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
On March 12, the United States Institute of Peace, along with Oxfam America, marked the third anniversary of the Syrian conflict by hosting “Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis and the International Response.” The event featured a keynote address by UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and a discussion with Rajaa Altalli, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the
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Women making a difference for syria
March 15 marks the 3rd anniversary since the civil war in Syria started, ultimately changing the lives of more than 5.5 million children. Some three million of Syria’s children have been out of school for almost three years. More than 10,000 kids have been killed. I interviewed two remarkable women who are making a positive
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Photoblog: Daily Lives of Syrians in Gaziantep
The Turkish city of Gaziantep is among those accommodating the highest number of Syrian refugees fleeing from the war and the devastating economic conditions at home. Most are from Aleppo and its environs, which lately has witnessed a violent escalation of the conflict and heavy bombardment by explosive barrels. There are no accurate statistics for
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Voices of Syrian women in civil resistance
Although we now hear guns more than peaceful chants in Syria, and while the news of armed rebellion overshadows discussion of nonviolent resistance, a subtle everyday survival activism performed by civic groups, especially women, keeps the movement alive. “The day I left prison, I got invited to attend a memorial service for one of those
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