Syria: Where Do We Go From Here? People with Specific Needs and the Quest for Durable Solutions

Publication language
English
Pages
8pp
Date published
01 Sep 2015
Type
Articles
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Disability, Forced displacement and migration
Countries
Syria

Durable solutions – including local integration and resettlement - have the potential to transform the lives of individual refugees and their families, particularly those with specific needs whether due to disability or old age. Moreover, resettlement is a crucial way that “third countries” can stand in solidarity and assist the countries that are currently bearing the brunt of the economic and infrastructural demands of sheltering the refugees fleeing the ongoing war in Syria.