Syrian refugee numbers tripled since June

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Oct 3, 2012

The number of Syrian refugees fleeing into neighboring countries has doubled since June to 300,000, said the UN Refugee Agency, warning that the number was likely to double again by the end of the year.

The spokesperson for UNHCR Adrian Edwards said,

“The latest figures show a total registered population of more than 311,500 Syrian refugees in the four countries (Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq.”

Edwards also emphasised the need for extra funding to provide adequate resources and said they hoped to raise $487.9 million in order to assist 710,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year.

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