The civil war tearing through Syria is worsened by a growing tide of refugees and displaced persons along with an escalating humanitarian crisis. Food shortages, a lack of housing and adequate health care are additional burdens that many Syrians now face. Senior Fellow and Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Dispacement Co-Director Elizabeth Ferris examines the cost of war in Syria in this episode of @ Brookings.
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Migrants, Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons
Climate change, food insecurity, and migration in the Middle East
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Podcast@ Brookings Podcast: Syria’s Escalating Humanitarian Crisis
January 25, 2013