Lee, Kaitlin
Period 3
5/18/18
South Africa
The Syrian Crisis is a conflict that has been raging on for seven years now. The conflict began when people started to peacefully protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but these protests were violently attacked, causing a quickly escalating rebellion. However, many outside countries have become involved in this conflict. Major supporters of Assad and the Syrian government include Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, while supporters of the rebels include the United States, Turkey, and Jordan. In only less than five years there have been over 250,000 civilian casualties and 4.5 million refugees fleeing the country. Recently, the United States sent air strikes that targeted the storage areas …show more content…
The United Nations has aided those people to the best of its ability. Over 820,000 people have been helped in 2017 alone through convoys sent by the U.N. A plan was also formulated called the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan, or the 3RP. This will send about $4.4 billion in the following year to refugees. Other organizations like WHO and UNICEF are helping Syrians medically and also with children's education. Although all of this aid to the people of Syria has been quite successful, the talks of peace are not as impacting. In February of 2018, the passing of Resolution 2401 demanded a cease-fire and period of peace in order to send medical aid to civilians in Syria. However, these demands went completely ignored. It seems like there is not much anyone can do except to help those who are living in such a war …show more content…
South Africa claimed that it was too one-sided for the rebels, and that they were also to blame for the the crimes and terror. South Africa also took part in the 2014 Geneva II peace conference held in Switzerland, represented by Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, the South African International Relations Minister. The objective of this conference was to get both the Syrian opposition and the Syrian government to discuss creating a transitional government for Syria. South Africa expressed its opinions and believes that a military solution is not possible to solve the situation. It wants a peaceful resolution, and a democratic government is what the people of Syria deserve. Now, South Africa still stands by its opinions expressed in the Geneva II peace conference. There is not much else for South Africa to do except to possibly advocate for the stopping of military action in Syria or for a transitional government in Syria. The United Nations needs approximately $9 billion to help refugees, and South Africa could possibly help pitch in. Although the country is quite far away from Syria, there are still some Syrians taking refuge there. More refugees coming to South Africa would help relieve countries like Turkey who are under the strain of so many. The Syrian crisis does not seem able to be solved in the near future, so for now it is
Period 3
5/18/18
South Africa
The Syrian Crisis is a conflict that has been raging on for seven years now. The conflict began when people started to peacefully protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but these protests were violently attacked, causing a quickly escalating rebellion. However, many outside countries have become involved in this conflict. Major supporters of Assad and the Syrian government include Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, while supporters of the rebels include the United States, Turkey, and Jordan. In only less than five years there have been over 250,000 civilian casualties and 4.5 million refugees fleeing the country. Recently, the United States sent air strikes that targeted the storage areas …show more content…
The United Nations has aided those people to the best of its ability. Over 820,000 people have been helped in 2017 alone through convoys sent by the U.N. A plan was also formulated called the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan, or the 3RP. This will send about $4.4 billion in the following year to refugees. Other organizations like WHO and UNICEF are helping Syrians medically and also with children's education. Although all of this aid to the people of Syria has been quite successful, the talks of peace are not as impacting. In February of 2018, the passing of Resolution 2401 demanded a cease-fire and period of peace in order to send medical aid to civilians in Syria. However, these demands went completely ignored. It seems like there is not much anyone can do except to help those who are living in such a war …show more content…
South Africa claimed that it was too one-sided for the rebels, and that they were also to blame for the the crimes and terror. South Africa also took part in the 2014 Geneva II peace conference held in Switzerland, represented by Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, the South African International Relations Minister. The objective of this conference was to get both the Syrian opposition and the Syrian government to discuss creating a transitional government for Syria. South Africa expressed its opinions and believes that a military solution is not possible to solve the situation. It wants a peaceful resolution, and a democratic government is what the people of Syria deserve. Now, South Africa still stands by its opinions expressed in the Geneva II peace conference. There is not much else for South Africa to do except to possibly advocate for the stopping of military action in Syria or for a transitional government in Syria. The United Nations needs approximately $9 billion to help refugees, and South Africa could possibly help pitch in. Although the country is quite far away from Syria, there are still some Syrians taking refuge there. More refugees coming to South Africa would help relieve countries like Turkey who are under the strain of so many. The Syrian crisis does not seem able to be solved in the near future, so for now it is