Syrian Refugees Top 3 Million, Half Of All Syrians Displaced: U.N. -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Three million Syrian refugees will have registered in neighboring countries as of Friday, an exodus that began in March 2011 and shows no sign of abating, the United Nations said.
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.
"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, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said in a statement.
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UN: Syria Refugee Count Tops 3 Million -- VOA
Half of Syrians are displaced, UN says -- Deutsche Welle
U.N. says Syria refugees top 3 million mark -- AP
Three million people have now fled war-torn Syria, say UN, who declare it the 'biggest humanitarian crisis of our era' -- Daily Mail
3 million refugees have fled Syria's war so far -- UPI
UN says Syria refugees top three million mark -- Al Jazeera
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Makes the study of the Sea People more germane. There were a lot of dislocation and population flows then.
But we know the dynamics, if not all the particulars. Just an example to verify models and a lesson.
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