And those states are wealthier than many countries, such as Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, that have accepted refugees. Gulf citizens have much in common with Syrians.
It’s more than a matter of generosity it’s also practical, some argue. It wants all nations which are developed to open their borders. Amnesty International points out that other high-income countries like Russia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea have offered zero resettlement options. They stress that Syrians have entered Gulf states on visas, and stayed.Īnd they also employ a “What about them?” defense, noting that the Gulf states aren’t the only nations not helping give homes to victims of war. The UAE says it’s given more than $530 million in relief aid. Officials in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE defend themselves by noting that each has given millions of dollars to the United Nations to help the refugees. Shameful that GCC countries are not taking Syrian refugees for example.- Nadim Houry September 3, 2015 He called those wealthy countries’ inaction on the Syrian refugee crisis “shameful.”Ħ. “Other countries need to do more,” tweeted Nadim Houry, Human Rights Watch deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa. Most of Europe has struggled to deal with their masses, and has at least tried to answer a humanitarian call of a magnitude not seen since World War II.īut no Syrian refugees have been resettled in Persian Gulf nations like Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, countries with significant financial and political interest in Syria. They’ve risked their lives to escape war in Syria.
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