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Ben Stiller testified to the Senate on the plight of Syrian refugees:
"In many parts of the world, the term 'refugee' has unfortunately become politicized, despite the fact that refugees are real people with real stories … These people have lost everything."
"In many parts of the world, the term 'refugee' has unfortunately become politicized, despite the fact that refugees are real people with real stories … These people have lost everything."
There are 1M+ Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
Most of them are living below the poverty line, many in crowded makeshift shelters.
Ben Stiller visited some of them and says they are being "tested to the limits of their will to survive."
Most of them are living below the poverty line, many in crowded makeshift shelters.
Ben Stiller visited some of them and says they are being "tested to the limits of their will to survive."
There are 5.6M registered Syrian refugees, mostly in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan:
- 2.5M are children
- 90% live in makeshift camps
- Many are forced into dangerous or exploitative labor to survive
- 700K children are out of school, many working to support their families
- 2.5M are children
- 90% live in makeshift camps
- Many are forced into dangerous or exploitative labor to survive
- 700K children are out of school, many working to support their families
