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Syrian women living in so-called “widow camps” in northwest Syria face chronic violence, and high needs and are sometimes pushed into “survival sex”, a new report by humanitarian NGO World Vision revealed on Monday. “Widow camps” are among the most hard-to-reach places in northwest Syria. There are no international NGOs that work in the camps, which are managed by local authorities. The camps are home to tens of thousands of single women, most of whom are widowed or divorced. Many of the women are pushed to live in these camps by concerns over their safety, or conservative social norms that di…