La inacción de la comunidad internacional respecto al creciente número de personas refugiadas sirias que huyen a Turquía ha generado una crisis de proporciones sin precedentes
Struggling to Survive: Refugees from Syria in 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Turquía ha dado cobijo a la mitad de los 3,2 millones de mujeres, hombres, niñas y niños que han huido de la violencia, la persecución y otras violaciones de derechos humanos en Siria
Disparos en la frontera
Aunque Turquía mantiene una política de fronteras abiertas para las personas refugiadas sirias en los puestos fronterizos oficiales
El disparar a personas que huyen del conflicto y buscan refugio desesperadamente es despreciable
Dentro de la frontera
De las 1,6 millones de personas refugiadas sirias en Turquía, sólo 220.000 viven en los 22 campos dotados de recursos adecuados, que actualmente operan a plena capacidad
