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A Life Suspended: The State of Syrian Refugees in Jordan and Lebanon
March 2016 marks the end of the 5th year since the start of the Syrian conflict. Influenced by the Arab Spring sweeping across a number of countries in the region, protestors in many parts of Syria took to the streets demanding political reform.With the Syrian conflict now entering its sixth year, the United Nations have declared that over 4.6 million Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries, with two-thirds of those settling in Lebanon and Jordan.
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The Economic Pulse of the World - October 2014
Despite the ongoing crisis in the Middle East and continuing tensions between Russia and the United States, the global average for national economic assessment remains unchanged for the second month in a row; the local economic assessment average is up one point since last sounding; and the future local average remains unchanged for the fifth straight month.