Two Million Syrians Have Fled The Country
Aerial view of the Zaatari camp in Jordan - the world's second largest
refugee camp Credit: REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool
*UN: Number of Syrian Refugees Tops 2 Million -- Voice of America*
The United Nations refugee agency is calling attention to what it calls a
"tragic outflow" of people from Syria, where civil war has now forced more
than 2 million people to flee the country.
A year ago, the number of refugees was about 231,000.
In a statement Tuesday, UNHCR chief Antonio Guterres called the situation
"a disgraceful humanitarian calamity" not seen in recent history.
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Starvation And Famine Becoming The Norm In Some Parts Of Syria Now
*The Starving Children Of Syria: Now Harrowing Video Of Boy Dying In
War-Torn Country Shocks World As Conflict Cuts Off Vital Supply Routes --
Daily Mail*
* Reports: Boys suffered from marasmus, a type of acute malnutrition
* Ibrahim Khalil, 4, from Mouadamiya, is believed to be one of the boys
* Their town is running out of food since it came under siege in November
Horrifying photos have emerged which appear to show young children starving
to death in Syria as a result of a nine-month seige of their town.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group that
colle... more »
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