s the sheer magnitude of it. One striking feature is the impact on the psychosocial wellbeing of children. They are severely traumatised children coping with things adults would find difficult to cope with." As families fall apart, tens of thousands of Syrian children are living without their fathers. In a female-headed household, a male child is likely to be sent out to work. Child labour is illegal...
t work and we live off coupons from UNHCR [the UN refugee agency]. "When I was told about the project I was so excited. The routine was killing me. My husband is so conservative; when I told him about the project, he immediately said no … anyway after a lot of nagging I managed to convince him. "The idea of the play is such a good one: we are getting the opportunity to talk about what we're going through...
s then president toppled after 23 years in power. Soon the flames of social protests were spreading across much of the Middle East and North Africa in what became dubbed the Arab Spring. Two notable features characterised the affected countries: each was struggling with a stagnant economy and each was home to a population of disillusioned and often unemployed (or, more frequently, underemployed) youth....
s fifth largest city since the middle of last year. With entrepreneurial zeal, Syrians have – with their own or borrowed money – set up shop in the camp. Vegetable shops abound, selling purple aubergines, potatoes and cucumbers. Butchers sell slabs of meat, which hang in glass refrigeration units. Clothes and footwear are available. There are rotisseries with chickens on spits and falafel sellers....
Governments must recognise that for its young people, the Arab spring was a yearning for new opportunities. Is it time for a culture shift in the employment sector? Dr Nader Kabbani, director of research and policy at the Arab social innovation organisation Silatech , told the Emirates Foundation philanthropy summit that the establishment of legally-defined enterprise zones where refugees could set...
Managers Óscar Wáshington Tabárez and Hossam Hassan talk to reporters before the crucial World Cup play-off ...