A Humanitarian Disaster Elias D Mallon PhD Catholic Near East Welfare Association New York 2015 The Middle East Today Important Facts on the Region Surprisingly Small Countries With Massive Problems ID: 655454
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The Middle Eastالشرق الاوسط
A Humanitarian Disaster
Elias D. Mallon, PhD
Catholic Near East Welfare Association,
New York
2015Slide2Slide3
The Middle East TodaySlide4
Important Facts on the RegionSurprisingly Small CountriesWithMassive ProblemsSlide5
IRAQجمهورية العراقRepublic of IraqSlide6
Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of SiennaLeft: Mr. Ra’ed Bahou, Director, Amman, Jordan; 6th from right: Mr, Michel Constantin, DirectorBeirut; Center (in Roman Collar) : Msgr. John Kozar, CNEWA PresidentSlide7
IRAQIraq is roughly twice the size of IdahoPopulation: 31,858,481Christians: 2000 about 1,500,000; 2015 less than 300,000Median Age: 21.3Slide8
The figures are taken from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNCHR) report of December 2014. The UNCHR divides its data into two large categories: residing in the country of the report and originating from the country.These two categories are further broken down into:RefugeesAsylum SeekersReturned RefugeesInternally Displace Persons (IDP)Returned IDPStateless PersonsThe total is called the Total Population of Concern (TPC)Cf http://unhcr.org.Slide9
IRAQSlide10
TPC in Iraq 4,026,863TPC from Iraq 4,104,175Total TPC 8,131,175New York City 8,405,837London, UK 8,173,941Tokyo, Japan 8,949,447Slide11Slide12Slide13Slide14Slide15Slide16
SYRIAالجمهورية العربية السوريةThe Arab Republic ofSyriaSlide17
SYRIASlightly larger than the US state of North DakotaPopulation of 22, 454,336 Roughly 10% Christian; about 2,200,000 or more than half the population of the City of Los AngelesMedian age 22.7 Slide18
SYRIASlide19
TPC in Syria 7,947,655TPC from Syria 11,597,748Total TPC 19,545,403New York City 8,131,837London, UK 8,173,941Tokyo, Japan 8,949,447Slide20
LEBANONالجمهورية اللبنانيةThe Lebanese RepublicSlide21
LEBANON30% smaller than ConnecticutPopulation 4,131,583Median age 30.9Slide22
LEBANONSlide23
TPC in Lebanon 1,167,179TPC from Lebanon 8,110Total TPC 1,175,289New York City 8,131,837London, UK 8,173,941Tokyo, Japan 8,949,447Slide24
JORDANالمملكلة الاردنية الهاشميةThe Hashemite KingdomOf JordanSlide25
JORDANSlightly smaller than IndianaPopulation 6,482,681Median age 22.6King Abdullah II in his September 2013 Address to the UN General Assembly:Syrian refugee population in Jordan 10% and could reach 20%Slide26
JORDANSlide27
TPC in Jordan 654,141TPC from Jordan 3,123Total TPC 657,264New York City 8,131,837London, UK 8,173,941Tokyo, Japan 8,949,447Slide28
Note: For the most part Jordan and Lebanon are target countries and not source countries. That is to say that Lebanese and Jordanian citizens are not leaving their countries as refugees. The Refugee TPC in Lebanon and Jordan is from outside those countries. Syria and Iraq, on the other hand, are both target and source countries. They are target countries in that refugees move from one part of the country to another part of the country, i.e., Internal TPC. However, Syria and Iraq are also source countries in that refugees leave those countries for other countries in the world.Slide29
REFUGEES TO TOTAL POPULATIONSlide30
CASUALTIESThe UN estimates more that 150,000 civilian casualtiesCasualty lists are notoriously misleading. Normally they count those who are dead in place during an attack, etc.They do not count:
Those who died later in hospitals
Those who died at home
Those who died later as a direct result of violenceSlide31
Our PartnersIn the RegionSlide32
Manal Saad, fmm EgyptiantAntoinette Odisho, fmm SyrianGina Sammatrice,fmm ItalianSlide33
Gina Sammatrice, fmm Wardeh Kairouz, fmm LebaneseMercy Kunnappaly, fmm IndianSlide34
Gina Sammatrice, fmmSlide35
Sister Antoinette Odisho, FMMSlide36
Antoinette Odisho, fmmSlide37
Antoinette Odisho, fmmSlide38
Antoinette Odisho, fmmSlide39
Sister Wardeh Kayrouz, FMMSlide40
Wardeh Kairouz, fmmSlide41
Antoinette Odisho, fmmSlide42
Gina Sammatrice, fmmSlide43
Gina Sammatrice, fmmSlide44
Manal Saad, fmm