The Syrian refugee crisis calls for a new Marshall plan
As world leaders meet in London to confront the biggest humanitarian crisis since the end of the second world war, perhaps the answer we need – and the bold plan we want – can be found 70 years in the past. For only an initiative as ambitious as the postwar Marshall plan can address the chaos of 12 million Syrians displaced from their homes.
The need to think in large scale is undeniable. Yesterday, the King of Jordan mourned that his country was at a “boiling point” – unable to offer refugees jobs, or even schooling for their children. And Care International reported that, in desperation, up to half of the 1 million refugees who have already fled from Syria to Jordan were considering a second exodus – to Europe.… Seguir leyendo »