The Effects of Terrorism on a Country
by Riley McCarry
32,658 People were killed by Terrorists groups around the world in 2014, and a gargantuan amount of these deaths (78%) were based in Syria, a country in the midst of a civil war. However, even though these numbers are so high, and many people understand that these deaths happen daily, what many people don’t know is the effects the war has on the people who continue to try to live their lives or even try to immigrate somewhere else. The focus of this essay is to promote and make people knowledgeable of the awful effects of terrorism on a country, specifically its people.
First of all, there are plenty of people leaving Syria. In fact, there are approximately 4.8 million refugees outside of Syria looking for asylum in many European countries. A reason as to why this is happening is because there is too much violence and poverty in Syria that people want better lives not only for themselves, but their children also. As a result of all these refugees, the camps are too overcrowded to the point where there is an insufficient amount of necessities such as food and water to be distributed among the tens of thousands of people living in these camps. Even though there are plenty of people outside the country, there are a great deal displaced within the country. Due to the 4-year long civil war and the fight against terrorism, a great deal of buildings get destroyed in the process, leaving a total of 6.8 million people without the comfort of a home or a business. Some of the buildings being destroyed include Mosques and schools which brings me to my next point.
In the midst of a civil war you can pretty much assume that education is no longer a priority. The only thing that matters to someone in such dire need of food and water is money, so what did children and adults do? They would go out and get jobs. However, there jobs are not well-paying ones, and eaworldview.com was able to find out that the average Syrian worker can make $50 a month or 15,000 Syrian Pounds. Some kids do remain in makeshift classrooms built in refugee camps which is often quite rare unless there is a parent who is a teacher at the camp, or a teacher is sent to the camp if there is enough money to pay one or a volunteer might teach. Also, according to worldvision.org, a trusted organization, approximately 3 million children in Syria are currently not receiving an education which is a huge problem, for how can these children get out of poverty and these unsanitized camps if they do not have a proper education. Think about it, in today's society most jobs require an education up to a high school level, yet some of these kids are not getting past the first grade. Therefore, without education being a priority, there is technically, no possible way for these families to get out of their struggle.
Finally, it is pretty hard to imagine the reality of these folks in the refugee camps when it comes to sanitation and poverty especially in the case where you live in a country of deserts and sand homes. As a matter of fact, Worldvision.org found that 95% of the population in Syria lack adequate health care, meaning most of them do not have health insurance or access to running water. In fact, they also recognized that roughly 70% of this struggling country's population has lost regular access to clean, sanitized water. It is found that the most probable reason as to why they lost this water is because of bombings and terrorist groups occupying these locations. Not only do these people not have clean resources, they barely have any money. Theguardian.com found that 80% of Syrian citizens now live below the poverty line. Due to all of the terrorism and war this country is becoming more and more decimated by the moment to the point in which life expectancy has been cut by two decades and there has been a 15% decrease of the Syrian population. Most of which is caused by war, stray missiles, landmines, and terrorist groups such as ISIS or Al Qaeda.
It is very clear these people, and the country they are living in (or the one they are trying to get to), need some serious help, so why is nobody helping? While some countries are sending troops, weapons, and equipment, yet what they don’t send are teachers, doctors, books, and clean resources like water and food. Why are we sending firearms instead of more important things that could as a result , get these families out of their horrible circumstances.For some people, food and water is is all they care about, not who wins the war. Organizations such as the UNICEF or the Syrian American Medical Society are doing their best and need you to help out with this significant problem.
Works Cited
Mackintosh, Eliza. "Water Is the Latest Battleground in Syria." CNN. Cable News Network, 03 Jan. 2017. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.
Press, Associated. "Syria's War: 80% in Poverty, Life Expectancy Cut by 20 Years, $200bn Lost." The Guardian. Guardian News and
Media, 12 Mar. 2015. Web. 25 Apr. 2017.
"Refugees Archives." World Vision. Web. 25 Apr. 2017.
First of all, there are plenty of people leaving Syria. In fact, there are approximately 4.8 million refugees outside of Syria looking for asylum in many European countries. A reason as to why this is happening is because there is too much violence and poverty in Syria that people want better lives not only for themselves, but their children also. As a result of all these refugees, the camps are too overcrowded to the point where there is an insufficient amount of necessities such as food and water to be distributed among the tens of thousands of people living in these camps. Even though there are plenty of people outside the country, there are a great deal displaced within the country. Due to the 4-year long civil war and the fight against terrorism, a great deal of buildings get destroyed in the process, leaving a total of 6.8 million people without the comfort of a home or a business. Some of the buildings being destroyed include Mosques and schools which brings me to my next point.
In the midst of a civil war you can pretty much assume that education is no longer a priority. The only thing that matters to someone in such dire need of food and water is money, so what did children and adults do? They would go out and get jobs. However, there jobs are not well-paying ones, and eaworldview.com was able to find out that the average Syrian worker can make $50 a month or 15,000 Syrian Pounds. Some kids do remain in makeshift classrooms built in refugee camps which is often quite rare unless there is a parent who is a teacher at the camp, or a teacher is sent to the camp if there is enough money to pay one or a volunteer might teach. Also, according to worldvision.org, a trusted organization, approximately 3 million children in Syria are currently not receiving an education which is a huge problem, for how can these children get out of poverty and these unsanitized camps if they do not have a proper education. Think about it, in today's society most jobs require an education up to a high school level, yet some of these kids are not getting past the first grade. Therefore, without education being a priority, there is technically, no possible way for these families to get out of their struggle.
Finally, it is pretty hard to imagine the reality of these folks in the refugee camps when it comes to sanitation and poverty especially in the case where you live in a country of deserts and sand homes. As a matter of fact, Worldvision.org found that 95% of the population in Syria lack adequate health care, meaning most of them do not have health insurance or access to running water. In fact, they also recognized that roughly 70% of this struggling country's population has lost regular access to clean, sanitized water. It is found that the most probable reason as to why they lost this water is because of bombings and terrorist groups occupying these locations. Not only do these people not have clean resources, they barely have any money. Theguardian.com found that 80% of Syrian citizens now live below the poverty line. Due to all of the terrorism and war this country is becoming more and more decimated by the moment to the point in which life expectancy has been cut by two decades and there has been a 15% decrease of the Syrian population. Most of which is caused by war, stray missiles, landmines, and terrorist groups such as ISIS or Al Qaeda.
It is very clear these people, and the country they are living in (or the one they are trying to get to), need some serious help, so why is nobody helping? While some countries are sending troops, weapons, and equipment, yet what they don’t send are teachers, doctors, books, and clean resources like water and food. Why are we sending firearms instead of more important things that could as a result , get these families out of their horrible circumstances.For some people, food and water is is all they care about, not who wins the war. Organizations such as the UNICEF or the Syrian American Medical Society are doing their best and need you to help out with this significant problem.
Works Cited
Mackintosh, Eliza. "Water Is the Latest Battleground in Syria." CNN. Cable News Network, 03 Jan. 2017. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.
Press, Associated. "Syria's War: 80% in Poverty, Life Expectancy Cut by 20 Years, $200bn Lost." The Guardian. Guardian News and
Media, 12 Mar. 2015. Web. 25 Apr. 2017.
"Refugees Archives." World Vision. Web. 25 Apr. 2017.