Persecution
Syrian Refugees Flood Jordan
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of Syrians registered as refugees or awaiting registration as refugees has now passed the 2 million mark. Â Of the 2 million refugees, Lebanon hosts the most with some 720,000 refugees. The country with the next highest influx of refugees is Jordan, which […]
Number of Displaced Surge as Conflict in Syria Continues
According to the United Nations, the 2012 refugee level was the highest it’s been since 1994. One of the hardest hit areas is Syria, where more than a quarter of the population has already been displaced–and that number is only expected to grow. Throughout Syria’s two-year civil war, more than 5.75 million Syrians have been […]
Growing Sense of Emergency As Syrian Refugee Population Hits 1 Million
There is a growing sense of emergency about the Syrian refugees who continue to pour into neighboring countries, as they flee Syria’s ongoing civil war. According to UN estimates, the number of Syrian refugees living in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq, has exceeded the million mark. Last week at an international conference on Syria, […]
Conditions for Syrian Refugees Continue to Worsen
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to visit refugee camps in Turkey today as part of a regional tour for talks on the Syria crisis. Since the Syrian uprising began in March 2011, hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled their homes, seeking safety and medical treatment from neighboring Turkey. The influx of refugees is straining […]