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News on migration and asylum from around the region - Nouvelles de la région sur les questions de migration et d'asile

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

[Syria]: Briefing: UNHCR - The mounting Syrian refugee crisis

20.08.2012. Nearly a year and a half after the start of the Syrian uprising, tens of thousands of people have fled the country. Until recently, most found shelter in homes with friends, relatives and even strangers. But as the numbers increase, several neighbouring countries are opening new camps to accommodate them. IRIN tallies the latest figures, humanitarian needs and political fallout of the mounting Syrian refugee crisis. 

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