Syria and Jordan cannot shoulder the Iraqi refugee burden alone

Published Date: 09 July 2008 Executive Committee of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees IMAGINE if your country had to suddenly absorb an influx of refugees equal to 10 per cent of its total population. In the United Kingdom, it would mean the arrival of nearly six million people. That is exactly what has happened to Jordan and Syria, which are struggling to cope with huge numbers of increasingly desperate Iraqi refugees who have arrived since early 2006. These people are not in refugee camps but seeking safety in the anonymi... The full article contains 662 words and appears in The Scotsman... [read full story]