Number of Syrian Refugees Tops 2 Million, With ‘More on the Way,’ – UN Agency

by Gary Kopycinski on September 3, 2013

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GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 September 2013 – With an estimated 5,000 desperate Syrians fleeing their homes every day, the spiralling violence in the country has now created more than 2 million refugees, the United Nations refugee agency announced today, adding that there is no sign the “humanitarian calamity” will end anytime soon.