[RED DEMOCRATICA] Syria is surpassing Afghanistan as biggest refugee population

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN warns of continued violence in Central African Republic Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   February 26, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Syria is surpassing Afghanistan as biggest refugee population Civilians continue to flee Syria's civil war, with Syrians are expected to become the world's biggest refugee population, says Antonio Guterres, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees. Almost 2.5 million Syrians are outside their country, while 6.5 million are displaced within, the UN says. 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