Syrian refugees and the education crisis 2011-2023

Abstract

The Syrian refugee crisis has become the largest since World War II. Nearly all of the (4) million refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria are concentrated in five countries in the region: Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt. These countries lack the resources to support them, and there is no principled basis for the current distribution of responsibility for refugee protection. Instead, geographical proximity to the conflict and the porousness of borders remain the primary factors determining which countries bear the greatest costs and are most vulnerable to displacement. The resulting refugee distribution threatens the lives of Syrians, regional stability, and international security, despite the seriousness of the Syrian refugee crisis.