– Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis over 1,6 million people left Syria to seek refuge in another country.
– That accounts roughly for 6% of Syria’s overall population.
– Most usually they flee for one of the neighbouring countries – Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt.
– Having to cope with such a large number of refugees puts a heavy burden on the host countries, especially those not quite well off themselves.
– The majority of Syrian refugees arrive with not much more than their clothes on, so they cannot get by without aid.
– Three-quarters of the Syrian refugees are women and children.
– Hundreds of Syrian babies are born as refugees in refugee camps.
– If current trend persists, it is expected that over 3 million Syrian people would have fled the country by the end of 2013. That would be more than 13% of Syrian population.
