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Guest blog Valerie Amos,

Syria crisis: "We are not able to keep up"

Valerie Amos

“In Syria, the needs are escalating at a very rapid pace and outgrowing our ability to address them.”

Valerie Amos, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, describes how ongoing violence, funding shortfalls and a failure to provide safe access are preventing aid agencies from reaching Syrians in desperate need.

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Guest blog Cosmas Chanda,

The human cost of conflict: refugee crisis in South Sudan

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“More than ever, Sudanese refugees need the support of the international community to meet their basic needs and enjoy safe asylum.”

Cosmas Chanda, UNHCR Representative in South Sudan, gives an update on the refugee situation in South Sudan since The Elders' visit last July and the efforts of humanitarian staff to provide shelter, clean water and medical treatment to the thousands of people who had fled their homes.

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BRICS call for immediate, unimpeded humanitarian access in Syria

After Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa conclude their two-day summit with a strong statement on the urgent need for humanitarian access in Syria, The Elders welcome their call, urging the five leaders to work with all parties to facilitate the work of humanitarian groups.

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Elders blog Desmond Tutu,

We are all shamed by Syria’s suffering

Desmond Tutu

"Weapons, not blankets, are pouring into the country"

As Syria's humanitarian crisis escalates, Desmond Tutu makes an impassioned call to the international community to put the safety of Syrians above politics.

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The Elders welcome new funds to address the refugee crisis in South Sudan

In July, the Elders travelled to South Sudan and witnessed first-hand the humanitarian crisis taking place in the region. They welcome the generosity of the Omidyar family in donating funds towards improving the refugee situation in South Sudan, as well as the recent move by governments and international organisations to increase humanitarian aid to the region.

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Displacement crisis in Syria: no time to lose

“It is critical to reach an agreement with Syrian authorities on securing humanitarian access inside Syria and to ensure that funds are available to respond to the needs on the ground.”

Five members of The Elders have joined leading humanitarian organisations to highlight the plight of the more than 1.5 million displaced people inside Syria, who have been driven from their homes by conflict.

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Syria: The Elders express “deep moral outrage” at collective failure to halt carnage

“The blaming and finger-pointing at the highest levels of the international community are unconscionable distractions from the bloodshed, death and destruction unfolding each day in Syria.” Desmond Tutu

While The Elders believe that any solution to the violence in Syria must be owned and led by Syrians, they stress that the international community must unite to support a peaceful resolution to the conflict – and fulfil its responsibility to protect civilians and provide humanitarian assistance to the injured, displaced and vulnerable.

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Elders blog Mary Robinson,

Under critical strain: our visit to Yusuf Batil refugee camp

Mary Robinson

“The camp, which did not exist two months ago, is remarkably well organised. And yet the international community is not doing enough to support them.”

Exactly one year since South Sudan gained its independence, Mary Robinson blogs about the Elders' visit on Saturday to a refugee camp hosting 35,000 people who have fled from recent fighting in the Sudanese state of Blue Nile.

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