The Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
What More Can Be Done?
- In-Person
- New America
740 15th St NW #900
Washington, D.C. 20005 - 11:30AM – 12:30PM EDT
Please join the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute and Middle East Task Force for an event on the situation in Syria featuring EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva.
More than 200,000 people have been counted as killed, more than 6 million have been displaced and millions of Syrians are facing starvation and death by common disease in this protracted civil war. Commissioner Georgieva will discuss the humanitarian crisis in Syria, fundamental challenges and possible solutions including the question of safe havens and the protection of civilians.
Participants
Introduction
Leila Hilal
Director, Middle East Task Force, New America Foundation
Keynote Remarks
Kristalina Georgieva
EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response