FMR 47 Mobility as a solution
Not all those who have gone to Syria's neighbours are registered, nor do all of these people regard themselves as refugees
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The Syria crisis (Forced Migration Review 47)
The 6.45 million displaced people inside Syria make this the largest IDP crisis in the world, with possibly also the largest number of people who are ‘trapped’. In addition, the number of re...
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20 of 21 episodesFMR 47 How the crisis is altering women’s roles in Syria
The significance of women as both distributors and recipients has been pivotal to the implementation of humanitarian assistance but also poi...
FMR 47 The inside story: internal displacement in Syria
With IDPs currently constituting two-thirds of those uprooted by the conflict, the ‘inside story’ of displacement in Syria requires much gre...
FMR 47 The mental health of Syrian refugee children and adolescents
Mental health services can be key to restoring basic psychological functioning and to supporting resilience and positive coping strategies f...
FMR 47 The vulnerability of Palestinian refugees from Syria
While Syrian nationals may eventually return to their home country, the future for Palestinians from Syria is increasingly uncertain. Meanwh...
FMR 47 The impact of displacement on disabled, injured and older Syrian refugees
In contexts of displacement it is critical to recognise that some groups in the population may require specific attention. Awareness of thes...
FMR 47 Gender, conscription and protection, and the war in Syria
The struggles endured by men who remain inside Syria and the obstacles faced by others who choose to remove themselves from the fighting by...
FMR 47 If Israel accepted Syrian refugees and IDPs in the Golan Heights
Could re-opening the Golan Heights to Syrians displaced by the conflict be a beneficial option for those fleeing the Syrian conflict and for...
FMR 47 For beneficiary-led protection programming in Jordan
Despite the humanitarian community’s clear focus on addressing the protection concerns of displaced Syrians, in Jordan the beneficiaries of...
FMR 47 A duty and a burden on Jordan
It is important to Jordan both that it protects its national identity and maintains its cultural obligations, and that it faces up to its hu...
FMR 47 Protection challenges of mobility
It is easy to say that people fleeing Syria should stay in camps or satellite cities but people move on for a variety of reasons, and progra...
FMR 47 Refugee by association
Many Syrians, even when they have not been individually singled out, meet the refugee criteria on the grounds of being at risk of persecutio...
FMR 47 Limited legal status for refugees from Syria in Lebanon
Having limited legal status has direct negative consequences for Syrian refugees’ access to protection and assistance during their stay in L...
FMR 47 Coping strategies among self-settled Syrians in Lebanon
Refugees in Lebanon prefer living outside camps, where they can influence their situation.
FMR 47 Refugee activists’ involvement in relief effort in Lebanon
A cadre of educated middle-class Syrian refugees dedicated to improving conditions for Syrians at home and in Lebanon are building a civil s...
FMR 47 The role of host communities in north Lebanon
Research conducted in Akkar, north Lebanon, suggests that the role played by the host community demonstrates good local capacity which shoul...
FMR 47 Syrians contributing to Kurdish economic growth
The circumstances for both successful livelihoods programming for refugees and for contributing to the local economy are present in the Kurd...
FMR 47 The refugee crisis in Lebanon and Jordan: the need for economic development spending
The most effective way to tackle the Syrian refugee crisis is for neighbouring states to assume a leading role in development spending, infr...
FMR 47 Development and protection challenges of the Syrian refugee crisisf
The Syria Regional Response Plan 6 (RRP6) 2014 provides an increased focus on early recovery, social cohesion interventions and a transition...
FMR 47 Foreword: the inheritance of loss
As the civil war in Syria drags on, the scale of displacement continues to increase. While the crisis may be prolonged, refugees and IDPs ne...