REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani - Syrian refugees, fleeing the violence in their country, wait to cross the border into the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, August 21, 2013.
Report
Syrian Crisis: Massive Displacement, Dire Needs and a Shortage of Solutions
September 18, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Kemal Kirişci and Salman Shaikh
With the Syrian humanitarian crisis worsening and its affects spreading across the region, Elizabeth Ferris, Kemal Kirişci and Salman Shaikh call for the international community to re-double its efforts towards helping those affected by the conflict - inside and around Syria. The authors present an analysis of the ongoing crisis and offer a series of recommendations aimed at ensuring adequate humanitarian response.