Flight from despair

One out of every 113 people in the world is either an asylum seeker, a refugee, or internally displaced, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The war in Syria, now in its sixth year, is a major driver of these numbers and the acute distress of those immediately aff...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2017-11, Vol.390 (10108), p.2136-2137
Main Author: Leaning, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Displaced persons
Migration
Norms
Refugees
War
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Summary:One out of every 113 people in the world is either an asylum seeker, a refugee, or internally displaced, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The war in Syria, now in its sixth year, is a major driver of these numbers and the acute distress of those immediately affected by the conflict-an estimated 6·5 million internally displaced, 5 million Syrian refugees in host countries in the region, and about 1 million seeking refuge in Europe and elsewhere.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32740-X