Neighbouring Countries and Syrian Refugees

Syrian refugees: The record figure is one million refugees more than a year ago, while a further 6.5 million are displaced within Syria, meaning that "almost half of all Syrians have now been forced to abandon their homes and flee for their lives," it said. Syrian refugees and Canada: The lessons of the boat people Syrian refugees: Canada urged to take in 10,000 by 2016 Syrian refugee applications quietly sped up by Ottawa by the numbers: How big, rich and strong the militant organization may be , according to CBC. The vast majority remain in neighbouring countries, with the highest concentrations in Lebanon 1.14 million , Turkey 815,000 and Jordan 608,000 , the said. Some 215,000 refugees are in Iraq with the rest in Egypt and other countries. Three million Syrian refugees will have registered in neighbouring countries as of Friday, an exodus that began in March 2011 and shows no sign of abating, the United Nations said. "The Syrian crisis has become the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era, yet the world is failing to meet the needs of refugees and the countries hosting them," Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.