FNs humanitære nyhedsbureau, IRIN, ser på tallene land for land – de måske rigtige, de opblæste og de nedtonede; men ét er sikkert: Der kommer stadig flere, nu også 1.000 om måneden til Europa.
DUBAI, 20 August 2012 (IRIN): Nearly a year and a half after the start of the Syrian uprising, tens of thousands of people have fled the country. Until recently, most found shelter in homes with friends, relatives and even strangers.
But as the numbers increase, several neighbouring countries are opening new camps to accommodate them.
IRIN tallies (opregner) the latest figures, humanitarian needs and political fallout of the mounting Syrian refugee crisis.
How many refugees are there?
From April to August, the number of Syrians registered with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq nearly quadrupled, from 40.000 to more than 155.000, with recent marked increases in Jordan and Iraq. About 75 percent are believed to be women and children.
Community-based organizations say there are many more who have not registered, either because they are afraid, they are far from the registration centres, or they do not see any benefit to doing so. UNHCR is currently scaling up its ability to register refugees.
The numbers have been a point of contention.
The Jordanian government, for example, says 150.000 Syrians are on its territory, but observers question whether they are all refugees or if some are simply migrants or businessmen who regularly cross the border.
In Lebanon, observers say the opposite, that the government is downplaying the numbers to avoid upsetting the unstable political balance in the country.
Syrians are increasingly seeking refuge beyond the region.
Sources close to the Algerian Ministry of Interior have estimated that 12.000 Syrians have entered the North african country, with other estimates as high as 25.000.
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, reported that an average of 1.000 Syrian asylum seekers have arrived in Europe per month so far this year.
What are the policies at the borders?
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