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Syria's toll in numbers, provided by Foreign Policy

With the Syrian uprising and civil war approaching its second year, Turtle Bay decided to have a look at some of the underlying U.N. numbers -- some familiar and some more obscure -- that tell the toll of the country's suffering.Read more<

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Voices of Migration, a conversation with The Guardian

More than 200 million people live outside the country of their birth, with many more moving within their home country. We took to Twitter to explore why people move, using the #whymigrate hashtag.Read more<

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Drawing hope in Syria (Aljazeera)

Aleppo, Syria - Nineteen-year-old Khalifa is on a mission: to camouflage signs of death and destruction in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo with expressions of hope.Read more<

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Migrants fight for their rights, reports The Guardian

About 2,000 people with no legal papers have died trying to reach the US from Central America in the past 10 years. These deaths are usually due to exposure or dehydration – across the deserts of Arizona – but also drowning, for those who tried to cross rivers. More striking, however, are the tens of thousands who are kidnapped by criminal gangs and killed because they fail to pay a ransom.Read more<

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The impact of migration- The Guardian podcast

The scale of migration is striking: more than 215 million people are living and working outside the countries of their birth, with many more moving within their home country. What does this mean for developing countries?Read more<

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Humanitarian crisis in Syria needs robust funding, InterAction says

WASHINGTON (Jan. 29, 2013) – Greater international commitment is needed to respond to the mounting humanitarian crisis in Syria, where a fifth of the population require assistance but access to those in need is severely limited, said the NGO alliance InterAction.Read more<

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Crises: Syria

President Obama Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian People

<President Barack Obama approved an additional $155 million of humanitarian aid and announced it himself in order to underscore to the Syrian people and the international community the U.S. commitment to assisting Syrians and other refugees in need of immediate, lifesaving assistance as a result of Assad's brutality.Read more<

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Syrian refugees streaming into Jordan, reports Fox News

ZAATARI, Jordan – A wave of 21,000 Syrian refugees in the past week, moving into northern Jordan at about five times the usual daily rate, has overwhelmed this crowded camp that's already struggling with flooding, short supplies and tent fires.Read more<

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Sanctions hit humanitarian aid to Syria, IRIN says

DAMASCUS, 25 January 2013 (IRIN) - Humanitarian and developmental aid agencies in Syria say international sanctions against the country have made their operations harder.Read more<

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Human Trafficking

ICMC joins fight against human trafficking

Geneva, 25 January 2013 – United States President Barrack Obama declared January 2013 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and recognized the efforts of individuals and organizations, such as ICMC, working to combat this “inexcusable” human rights abuse.Read more<

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