Editorial Mideast’s Rwanda The world body has come out with a horrifying comparison on Syria. United Nations refugees chief Antonio Guterres has said that the state of affairs in the war-torn country is similar to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The observation sends chill down the spine and it is frightening to know that refugees are swelling in hundreds and thousands on a daily basis, and the crisis is the worst as compared to upheavals in recent history. The report on human exodus says that 6,000 people on an average are fleeing the war-torn country daily, and not much is known as to where they are heading and what is their future in terms of security and basic civic amenities. According to previous estimates, around two million people are languishing on the frontiers of Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Iraq, and hundreds and thousands have crossed into these neighbouring countries in a despicable state of affair. The mess in Syria is now imploding with the civil war now knocking on the doors of Lebanon, and the country becoming a mercenary house for all. If reports are to be believed, a section of Pakistani Taliban are planning to move their outfits to Syria, and that is too deadly a proposition. It simply means Syria is becoming the next Afghanistan of the Middle East. The presence of so many mercenaries and rebel groups in Syria already compounds the situation and the country is far away from any political solution. Such developments wherein extra-territorial elements try to get hold of stakes in crisis zones jeopardises the security and integrity of the ill-fated country. If UN estimates are any criterion, Syria demands a phased approach to human rehabilitation and then a sustained process of nation building. After the latest SOS from the UNHCR, the world community has a responsibility to address the needs of 6.8 million Syrians who are in Diaspora problem is likely to multiply. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been any action on the ground to rehabilitate or settle the millions of people who are victims of war and terrorism in Syria. It’s time for the UN to hear what Guterres has said in simple words, coupled with statistics. The horrors of Rwanda are still fresh in the minds of the people and all efforts should be made to stop Syria from going that way with 93,000 deaths and counting. (Courtsey Khaleej Times)
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 05:23:33 +0000
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