Number of Syrian Refugees in Neighbouring Countries Has Tripled in Three Months – UN

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)– 2 October 2012 – More than 300,000 Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries, the United Nations refugee agency said today, with numbers tripling over the past three months.

“The continuing rapid growth in refugee numbers underscores the urgency of last week’s revised Syria regional response plan seeking $487.9 million in support of up to 710,000 Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries by the end of this year,” the spokesperson for the Office of the High…