Aid Worker: Syrian Refugee Crisis Creating Long-Term Burden For Neighbors -- Cassandra Nelson, Special for CNN
Lebanon (CNN) -- As world leaders debate what to do about Syria, one thing remains clear -- the plight and suffering of the people is only getting worse.
According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 Syrians have died in the conflict and about 2 million Syrians have fled their country, mostly to Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.
An estimated 6.8 million people are in desperate need inside Syria. As an aid worker for Mercy Corps for over a decade, I can attest that this is a humanitarian disaster of historic proportions.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Debating the Case for Force -- New York Times editorial
A vote of no confidence is in order -- Ed Rogers, Washington Post
Obama tosses Syrian hot potato into Republicans' laps -- James Simpson, American Thinker
Foreign Policy Hands Wonder: What’s The Point Of Obama’s Syria Policy? -- Miriam Elder, BuzzFeed
Syrian refugees top 2 million – and Zaatari camp prepares for long haul -- Christa Case Bryant, Christian Science Monitor
The Press and the Syria Debate: Neither Neutral Nor Balanced -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
Fear Spreads to the boulevards of Beirut - David Blair, Daily Telegraph
Egypt prosecutes Morsi: a sign of 'war' on Brotherhood? -- Kristen Chick, Christian Science Monitor
In North Korea’s death camps, thousands of prisoners disappear -- Washington Post editorial
Asia's Looming Power Shift -- Rajan Menon, National Interest
Merkel the European will wake up – once Germany's elections are over -- Ulrich Beck, The Guardian
An Economic Crisis May Be Looming For Russia -- Aleksander Zotin, KOMMERSANT/Worldcrunch
Mexico's Peña Nieto scores early political wins – but can he sustain support? -- Lauren Villagran, Christian Science Monitor
Autumn’s Known Unknowns -- Nouriel Roubini, Project Syndicate