Implications Of The Involement Of Neighboring Countries

Q2. IMPLICATIONS OF THE INVOLEMENT OF NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES 1. Regional Implications The continuous conflict and seemingly unending civil war in Syria has made the refugee settlement mission a difficult task. The persistent state of fear has given rise to security controls across the border, and the incessant displacement of people from Syria has increased vulnerability amongst refugees seeking asylum. The number of refugees has grown steadily and has reached a disturbing number of 235,000 according to UNHCR. In addition, many immigrants remain unregistered and vulnerable in the neighbouring regions simply because the countries hosting them are also incapable to make available adequate resources due to economic constraints. Turkey, due to its financial status, has been able to cope positively with the 80,000 refugees in the country. Iraq is trying to cope with the incursion of immigrants into the country, fearing a reaction from al Qaeda who might use the refugee issue to settle in Iraq. Iraq has taken in only about 16,000 refugees so far, according to the United Nat ions. On the other hand, Lebanon is hosting about 100,000 refugees and in spite of the latest conflict in the country; the number of immigrants crossing over has not decreased. In fact, it has steadily increased. Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq are struggling to hurriedly put together camps and settlements to accommodate the influx of immigrants. The immigrants are in a continuous state of tension and basic