Syria: Close Up ~~ {Event} a Crisis

Mercy Corps

Syria: Close-Up of a Crisis

Syria: Close-Up of a Crisis Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Doors: 6:00 pm Event: 6:30 — 8:00 pm
Buy tickets ▸ mercycorps.org/oct16 206.547.5212

Mercy Corps, along with the World Affairs Council, invites you to join us for a panel discussion on the ongoing crisis in Syria. The two-year conflict has claimed over 100,000 lives and forced 2 million to flee to neighboring countries. Inside Syria, an estimated 6.8 million people are in desperate need of assistance and the humanitarian situation is only getting worse, inside and outside the country. This evening will provide insight into the historical context of the current Syrian refugee crisis, perspectives from a humanitarian aid worker on what it’s like on the ground and the implications of the conflict for the region and the United States.
The panel will include:

	Cassandra Nelson Mercy Corps Director of Syria Response Communications
	Resat Kasaba Director of the Jackson School at the University of Washington
	Cengiz Çandar Well-known Turkish journalist and former war correspondent