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Syria now believed to be world's worst refugee crisis in quarter of a century

Over four million refugees from Syria have now passed into neighbouring countries. The UN High Co...
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06.51 9 Jul 2015


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Syria now believed to be world's worst refugee crisis in quarter of a century

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06.51 9 Jul 2015


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Over four million refugees from Syria have now passed into neighbouring countries.

The UN High Commission for Refugees is describing it as the world's single largest refugee crisis for almost a quarter of a century.

At least an additional 7.6m people are displaced inside Syria.

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The UNHCR says it expect the figure of refugees in neighbouring countries to reach around 4.27m by the end of this year.


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