U.S., Russia Said to Near Compromise to Unlock Syria Peace Talks

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7. Syrians are no longer ‘guests’; it is time for integration

The world is in a new, tough and dangerous era in terms of displacements and migrations due to wars, conflicts, atrocities and climate change.

According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), one in every 122 people in the world is currently a refugee, is displaced in their home country or has emigrated.

The displacements in various areas around the world are mainly caused by wars. As a tragic and grave result of the war in Syria, nearly 8 million people have been forced out of their own country, with half of them having to take refuge in neighboring countries. Interestingly, this has made the Middle East, especially Turkey, the region hosting the highest number of displaced individuals.

In this regard, Turkey has become a safe haven. Currently, there are 19.5 million refugees in the world and 2.5 million of this population have been documented as living in Turkey. The real number is estimated to be 3 million, including undocumented refugees. Hence, the burden and struggle caused by the new, tough and dangerous era, which I mentioned at the beginning, unfortunately is not being distributed justly around the world. However, this shouldn't leave us indifferent to the situation.

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