Still Looking for Safety: Voices of Refugees from Syria on Solutions for the Present and Future

Author(s)
Keith, A. & Shawaf, N.
Publication language
English
Pages
20pp
Date published
20 Jun 2017
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Protection, human rights & security, Forced displacement and migration
Countries
Syria, Lebanon
Organisations
Oxfam
Link
http://www.oxfam.org/en/research/still-looking-safety-voices-refugees-syria-solu…

Syrian refugees and Palestine refugees from Syria have fled their homes in search of safety. But Oxfam’s 2017 research revealed that most people interviewed do not consider that they have found complete safety and protection in Lebanon.

Refugees’ views on what constitutes ‘safety’ are individual and subjective. This paper argues that the international community and host governments should not make decisions for refugees about what or where is ‘safe’, but instead should support refugees to find safety in the present, and determine their futures for themselves.