Unit 2, Entry 2: Syrian Conflict and how it impacts lives:

Over the past few weeks, we have been learning about human geography. We also discussed global conflict and how it impacts lives; specifically, the Syrian War. Firstly, the Syrian War affects people's lives by making them displaced. Over the course of the past few years, over 11 million Syrians became refugees and over 6 million Syrians are internally displaced; meaning that they are still inside Syria but still had to leave their home for another safer city. People who still remain inside Syria are facing other threats such as uncertain futures with lack of job and educational opportunities. Now, when I think about the Syrian conflict, I mainly think of the children and their families. Families sometimes have to witness the loss of their loved ones due to bombings/harsh living conditions. They have to walk in the blistering heat on foot for days. They may even die on their way to seek refuge in neighbouring countries. There have been many cases of death due to fatigue and lack of food/water. Refugees had to leave their friends, their home, and often, some of their loved ones behind. They had to leave their country to come to an "alien" place where they were unfamiliar with everything; they weren't adjusted to the climate, the culture, the people, and most importantly, they didn't know the language. Displaced people are put into UN camps which provide them shelter, food, water and other basic life necessities temporarily. However, life on these refugee camps is still extremely difficult.

An infographic on the number of refugees:

 Overall, my message is that war will never solve anything. In order for us to bring peace to our global citizens, we need to help them. The UN has already made many efforts by setting up thousands of  refugee camps around the world and by providing the residents with medical care, food, water, and many more.

I have provided the UN's official website and a link to donate to their cause: https://give.unhcr.ca/page/30431/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=18-OL_Syria_HQ&utm_source=donate.unhcr.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=CA_PS_EN_Syria



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