What are Syrian refugees?

What are Syrian refugees?

About 6.8 million Syrians are refugees and asylum-seekers, and another 6.7 million people are displaced within Syria. This means 13.5 million Syrians in total are forcibly displaced, more than half of the country’s population. And about half of the people affected by the Syrian refugee crisis are children.

What is being done to help Syrian refugees?

UNHCR has also distributed cash assistance to nearly 800,000 additional Syrian refugees and is working closely with host countries to ensure that refugees, internally displaced and stateless people are included in national responses to the pandemic as well as COVID-19 vaccination programs.

How many refugees are in Syria 2021?

The 2021 Syria Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) puts the number of people in need of assistance inside Syria at over 13.4 million, including 6.7 million internally displaced Syrians. Of that number, approximately 5.9 million are in acute need of humanitarian assistance.

Why refugees leave their country?

Some migrants leave their country because they want to work, study or join family, for example. Others feel they must leave because of poverty, political unrest, gang violence, natural disasters or other serious circumstances that exist there.

What problems do refugees face?

Refugees are more likely to have PTSD and depression, especially refugee children. However, due to social taboo and the language barrier, they are less likely to go seek professional help.

Where do most refugees go?

More than two thirds of all refugees under UNHCR’s mandate and Venezuelans displaced abroad come from just five countries (as of mid-2021). Turkey hosts the largest number of refugees, with 3.7 million people….Welcome to UNHCR’s Refugee Population Statistics Database.