“But generosity of spirit is not enough: our responses must be grounded in wisdom. The headless heart may lead to outcomes little better than the heartless head. So we need to be a little more specific about what generosity of spirit implies. What shoud it mean in the context of Syria, and, by extension, what should it mean more widely in the global context of refugees?” SyriaRefugeeRefugeesRefugee CrisisSyrian RefugeesSyrian Refugee QuotesSyrian Refugee Book:Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System Source: Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System
“The inability of refugees to earn a living within the standard UNHCR approach was not only psychologically diminishing for the refugees, but also highlighted the lack of viability of the financing model. Paying for 4 million refugees to live without work for ten years was manifestly unsustainable. Even at a cost of only $1,000 per refugee per year, which would have implied a drastic reduction in lifestyle relative to Syrian pre-refugee conditions, the bill would have amounted to $40bn.” RefugeRefugeeRefugeesRefugee CrisisSyrian RefugeesUnhcr Book:Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System Source: Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System
“Refugees are not a homogeneous group of people. Some are attracted by the prospect of succeeding in a high-income society; others, a majority, hope to return to Syria.” SyriaRefugeeRefugeesSyrian RefugeesSyrian Civil WarSyrian Refugee QuotesSyrian Book:Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System Source: Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System