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叙利亚冲突引发人道主义危机The MiddleEast facesa“staggering“humanitarian crisiscaused bythe conflictinSyria,an aidagency says.一家援助机构称，叙利亚冲突使中东面临“巨大的”人道主义危机With morethen600,000Syrians havingfled thecountry,the InternationalRescue Committeeiscalling onthe outsideworld tostep upits response.The US-bas,ed groupdescribes thelevel ofTape andse.xual violenceoccurring in the conflictashorrific”.The UNestimates thatmore than60,000people havebeen killedin theuprising,which beganinMarch

2019.In additionto thosewho haveleft thecountry,at least2m p.eople a,re thoughtbe internallydisplacedwithin Syria..5Drastically insufficientTh.IR.say.man.refugee,ar.citin.rap.a.th.mai.reaso.the.lef.Syri.an.describe,i.a..majo.featur.o.th.war.I.i.ofte.committe.i.fron.o.famil.members,th.agenc.says.The groupcriticises whati ssays isan alarminglack ofmedical andpsychological supportrforsurvivors.The groupdescribes internationalaid asdrastically insufficientfor asteadily worseningcrisis.It speaksof wholeneighbourhoods reducedto rubbleand ofdisplaced peoplemoving fromone villagetoanother t.o escapea moving frontline.rIn recentdays theregion ha,s beenhit bythe worstwinter stormsin twentyyears,makingconditions forrefugees e.ven more,desperate.Among onegroup ofSyrian refugeesin northern.Lebanons Bekaavalley,not asingle childwasdressed forwinter,the BBCsLyse Doucetreports.All wereshivering,and coughinginthecold,w.ith someeven goingwithout shoes,ourcorrespondent says.Last week,a UNagency warnedthat ImSyrians aregoing hungry.The WorldFood ProgramWFP saidit ishelping

1.5million Syrians,but continuedfightingand aninability touse theport ofTartus todeliver foodmean manypeople arenot receivingaid.。