Middle East Refugee Crisis, 2021

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    • Syria has had civil wars since 2011
    • In 2010, Syria was moderately wealthy, depending on oil and agriculture being half the countries GDP
    • 25 % worked in agriculture
    • March 2021, UN estimated 594,000 deaths due to civil conflict and 6.6 million had fled the country as refugees, over 25% of global refugees - there isn't enough places for all the refugees to stay, so over 1 million live in crowded temporary shelters
    • Today, 80% Syrians live in poverty, contrasting to 2011, earning less than $ 1 per day, with 55% unemployed
    • 9.3 million don't have enough food
    • HDI: 2010: 109 th 2019: 151 st