SYRIË
Meer dan 11 miljoen Syriërs ontheemd door conflict
March 15, 2019 - Meer dan 5,6 miljoen Syriërs zoeken hun toevlucht in het buitenland, en nog eens 5,7 miljoen blijven intern ontheemd, terwijl de Syrische burgeroorlog zijn negende jaar ingaat.
In total, some 11.3 million Syrian people are in need of aid – more than half of the pre-conflict population of 22 million.
Turkey hosts the largest number of registered Syrian refugees – currently 3.6 million.
The vast majority of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries are believed to live in urban areas, with only seven per cent accommodated in refugee camps, according to UNHCR.
Of Syria’s 5.6 million registered refugees, more than 2.5 million are children.