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1叙利亚冲突引发人道主义危机TheMiddleEastfacesastaggeringhumanitariancrisiscausedbytheconflictinSyria,anaidagencysays.一家援助机构称，叙利亚冲突使中东面临“巨大的”人道主义危机。Withmorethen600,000Syrianshavingfledthecountry,theInternationalRescueCommitteeiscallingontheoutsideworldtostepupitsresponse.TheUS-basedgroupdescribesthelevelofrapeandsexualviolenceoccurringintheconflictashorrific.TheUNestimatesthatmorethan60,000peoplehavebeenkilledintheuprising,whichbeganinMarch2011.Inadditiontothosewhohaveleftthecountry,atleast2mpeoplearethoughtbeinternallydisplacedwithinSyria.'Drasticallyinsufficient'TheIRCsaysmanyrefugeesarecitingrapeasthemainreasontheyleftSyriaanddescribesitasamajorfeatureofthewar.Itisoftencommittedinfrontoffamilymembers,theagencysays.Thegroupcriticiseswhatissaysisanalarminglackofmedicalandpsychologicalsupportforsurvivors.Thegroupdescribesinternationalaidasdrasticallyinsufficientforasteadilyworseningcrisis.Itspeaksofwholeneighbourhoodsreducedtorubbleandofdisplacedpeoplemovingfromonevillagetoanothertoescapeamovingfrontline.Inrecentdaystheregionhasbeenhitbytheworstwinterstormsintwentyyears,makingconditionsforrefugeesevenmoredesperate.AmongonegroupofSyrianrefugeesinnorthernLebanon'sBekaavalley,notasinglechildwasdressedforwinter,theBBC'sLyseDoucetreports.Allwereshivering,andcoughinginthecold,withsomeevengoingwithoutshoes,ourcorrespondentsays.Lastweek,aUNagencywarnedthat1mSyriansaregoinghungry.2TheWorldFoodProgram(WFP)saiditishelping1.5millionSyrians,butcontinuedfightingandaninabilitytousetheportofTartustodeliverfoodmeanmanypeoplearenotreceivingaid.