Syria's Refugee Crisis About To Pass Afghanistan's As The World's Largest Refugee Population

Residents wait to receive food aid distributed by U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) at the besieged al-Yarmouk camp, south of Damascus February 24,2014, in this handout released by Syria's national news agency SANA. Credit: Reuters/SANA/Handout via Reuters

Syrians To Replace Afghans as Biggest Refugee Population -- Voice of America

The top United Nations refugee official said Syrians are about to pass Afghans as the world's biggest refugee population, and that those who have fled the country's crisis "have not escaped their trauma and psychological wounds."

Addressing the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres urged the international community to support Syria's neighbors, who have taken in nearly 2.5 million refugees.

He also highlighted the impact that three years of fighting has had on the youngest Syrians.

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More News On Syria's Growing Refugee Crisis

Syrians set to replace Afghans as largest refugee population: U.N. -- Reuters
UN: Syrians to be world’s biggest refugee group -- Washington Post/AP
Syrians to replace Afghans as largest refugee population -- The Telegraph
Syrians nearly largest refugee population in world: UN -- Channel News Asia
Syria on track to become the largest refugee population globally -- Al Bawaba

WNU Editor: This refugee story caught my attention .... 5 years ago, Syria was world's second-largest refugee host. Now, it's set to be the world's biggest source of refugees -- Global Post/AFP