The world has forgotten us

 I got this from Amnesty International:

 https://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/c.6oJCLQPAJiJUG/b.8775017/k.CD64/SMD_2013/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?msource=W1309ESMD4BJ

A mother speaks out in Syria

Dear Tracy,

Amnesty researchers found 21,000 people sheltering amidst unfathomable conditions on a visit to a refugee camp just inside Syria near the Turkish border.

Heavy rain leaked into the tents and had turned the clay soil into thick slippery mud; raw sewage flowed between the tents. There wasn't enough food and little medical aid.

The international community still hasn't done enough to meet the needs of the Syrian people. That's why Amnesty is advocating for Syrian families trapped by the brutal violence.

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A young mother of five children told us:

"When we got here we found that it was impossible to cross into Turkey because the border is closed. So we've been stuck here with nothing. There is little food, we don't even have clothes and blankets to keep warm, we can't keep the rain out, and everything is wet. The children get sick all the time. The world has forgotten us. What will become of us?"

Her family's story is indicative of the dire situation facing many of the 2 million refugees who have fled Syria, half of whom are children. 4 million more are displaced inside Syria.

In the face of this crisis, Amnesty is pressuring the international community to provide aid to people inside Syria and to give urgently needed financial assistance to support the aid efforts to Syrian refugees who have fled to neighboring countries.

The situation is dire, but it is not hopeless. Your donation can help Amnesty:

1. Lobby governments around the world to increase their financial and technical refugee support to Syria's neighboring countries, offer resettlement and humanitarian admission programs, and step up their contributions to the UN's humanitarian and regional response plans. To date, less than half of the financial support needed has been funded.
2. Demand that the Syrian government and opposition forces allow the U.N.-mandated commission of inquiry into Syria to investigate and report on human rights violations.
3. Pressure the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC will bring those responsible for war crimes and other crimes against humanity to trial and serve as a powerful deterrent to those who would continue to commit abuses.

Together, we share an urgent responsibility to help the people of Syria.

Please do one thing to help Syrian refugees. Join Amnesty with a donation that will be matched dollar for dollar.



Sincerely,
Sunjeev Bery
ADVOCACY DIRECTOR,
MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA