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Lia Clark
Informative Essay
Dual Enrollment
October 19, 2015

Syrian Humanitarian Aid and Refugees

As of today, Syria is in a national crisis that is damaging their economy and dividing the
nation the Syrian Civil War. Humanitarian aid groups have only raised forty percent of aid
needed to support Syria through their national turmoil. However, many countries have stated
their doubts and adversities toward helping; some countries have even joined the opposing forces
that would like to see Syria fall or become under the control of the Quads. The opposing views
make it more complex for countries to help in ways that they would like. The nation has called
on its willing allies and supporting nations for help through their civil war. Syria is in need of
more humanitarian aid and refugee relief.
The European Union is the biggest supporter for Syria giving over 2.9 billion with the
United States being the second largest supporter at $2,798,167,000 in aid. According to Eurostat,
Syria is said to need more than twice of this amount of aid in order to be fully sustained and repel
the enemy. However, countries like Russia are working with the Quads to make situations more
difficult. Russia is fueling the opposing side, therefore creating a more financial need for the
Syrians which means a greater need for financial aid. Russia is also conducting airstrikes on the
nation to invoke conflict. Due to Russias involvement, some countries are refusing to aid or
even host some of Syrias Refugees because they feel any help they give will be futile or have
consequences.

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Many countries face the task of trying to give refugees a home. With that being said, the
UN states Syria has over 6.5 million people that have been displaced from Syria with 3 million
of them being refugees scattered all over the globe such as 1.4 million in Lebanon, 608,000 in
Jordan, and 815,000 in Turkey. The Britain Prime Minister is tasked with relocating 20,000
refugees over the next five years into Britain. News Week states that over 80% of the refugees
reside in cities, towns, or informal neighborhoods. With a continuing number of people wanting
to flee Syria, the country is in need of help as to where to place its citizens as it becomes a more
and more war torn nation.
There are multiple views points on the Syrian Crisis. Donald Trump, a possible candidate
for the U.S. president, states that he would like to see America slowly back out of helping the
Syrians because the refugees could be acting as a Trojan Horse. Others say that the United States
is a large proportion of the United Nations, and should be required to continue following the
Mission Statement: help other troubled allying nations as much as possible. With the variety of
viewpoints on the Syrian Crisis, it is difficult for nations to raise the appropriate funds needed to
support Syria in humanitarian aid and refugee relief.

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Work Cited
Engel, Pamela. "Donald Trump's Plan for ISIS and Syria Doesn't Make a Whole Lot of Sense."
N.p., 05 Oct. 2015. Web. Oct. 2015.
Eurostat. "Aid and Asylum Map." N.p., 31 May 2015. Web. Oct. 2015.
Gallucci, Maria. "Syrian Refugee Crisis 2015: Record Levels of Humanitarian Aid Still Not
Enough to Support Syrian Refugees, UN Official Says." N.p., 19 Sept. 2015. Web. Oct.
2015.
Igrati, M. "MPC Migration Policy Centre" (2013): N.p. 2013 Web. Oct. 2015.