Sunday, July 21, 2013

Amount of Syrians Fleeing Syria is the worst since 1994 in the World

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António Guterres, the head of the United Nations refugee agency, has expressed growing alarm about the scope and severity of the crisis. On Tuesday, he told the Security Council that the pace of Syrians’ fleeing the country was the worst since the Rwandan genocide in 1994. On Thursday, he criticized the European Union for not doing enough to assist Syrians who have sought shelter and asylum in Europe, suggesting a more generous outreach could help ease the refugee burdens imposed on Syria’s neighbors. “A positive example from Europe is now crucial,” Mr. Guterres told a meeting of the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Mr. Kleinschmidt said security at the Zaatari camp had improved from the days when United Nations workers had to wear hard hats to protect against rocks thrown by disgruntled refugees. 
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/world/middleeast/touring-refugee-camp-kerry-sees-mounting-syrian-suffering.html
 
It is expected that 3 to 4 million Syrians will have left Syria to take refuge elsewhere by this Coming December. 
 

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