The fourteen -year war in Syria has destroyed the progress of economic, social and development of nearly four decades.
At this time, on average, nine in 10 people live in Syrian poverty and one out of four is unemployed.
A new UNDP report has warned that if the current growth rate is fast, the country’s economy, GDP rate before the start of the war – GDP rate, up to 20 years, will be able to get from about 5 years from now.
Development
UNDP Administrator Akhim Stainer said in a press release, “Long -term investment in development is needed to create economic and social stability for their people to improve the country beyond providing immediate humanitarian assistance to Syria.”
He said, “Relieve from employment and poverty, restoring productivity, revival of agriculture and health care, education and strength, rebuilding infrastructure, a self -consolid future, prosperity and peace key,” he said.
Death and missing
In Syria, on March 27, a democratic protest against President Bashar al-Assad began after which the civil war began. Bashar al -Achad’s rule ended in December 2021.
The UNDP says that in this war, about 4,000 people have lost their lives, which makes it one of the most serious war in recent history. About one lakh 3,000 people disappeared forced, which is not yet available.
More than 72 million people have been displaced in Syria and the other 60 million people are living abroad as refugees. This total number is more than half of the country’s population.
Reduction of economic growth
At 20, Syria’s GDP was $ 62 billion, but due to the war it was approximately more than half of $ 800 billion.
In the last five years, the average growth was 5.7 percent annually. If this speed continues, it will take 55 years to recover the level of GDP present before the war.
For 10 years improvement, annual economic growth should be increased by six times.
Other effects include poverty growth, which was 33 percent before the war and now has increased almost three times, 90 percent. Excessive poverty has also increased from 5 percent to Percent 66 percent, which is six times higher in this growth.
In addition to these, 40 to 50 percent of children are not going to school between the ages of six to 15 and 54 million people lost their job.