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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Half of the Syrians depend on outside humanitarian aid by the end of 2013

The UN estimates that by the end of this year more than ten million Syrians depend on outside humanitarian aid and to meet their needs will require 5,200 million. "This appeal is massive in a humanitarian context, but more than 5,000 million dollars is what is spent on ice for 32 days in the U.S. or what they spend on fuel German drivers in six weeks, "he told reporters on high United Nations Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres. The request for funds launched by the UN on Friday, in a meeting with representatives of donor countries, represents 2.5 times the funding that earlier this year it was estimated would be needed to render assistance until December two victims years of war in Syria. The UN High Representative considered that the crisis in that country is the greatest threat to international security "since the Cold War." Guterres evoked the "collapse" of the Syrian state, the "physical destruction of the country" and the imminent danger "that this conflict will spread to Iraq and Lebanon." "There is a risk of explosion in the Middle East for the international community is not ready," he said. According to data provided by the UN, Syrian refugees attend -that more than 1.5 million are estimated to exceed 3.5 million by the end of year, will cost 3,800 million, a figure that includes 800 million requested for directly by Jordanian and Lebanese governments, who bear the greatest burden of refugees.each day Guterres said the number of refugees increased by 7,000 people . Other 1,400 million will be needed to serve 6.8 million people in Syria, of which 4.2 million are internally displaced. The refugees are now concentrated in Lebanon and Jordan, with about half a million refugees Syrians in each of these countries, and to a lesser extent in Turkey (about 350,000), Iraq (about 147,000) and Egypt (to about 66,000). Of the total number of refugees from Syria, 100,000 are Palestinians living in camps in this country and that "enjoyed six decades of relative stability and security", according to the office of the high commissioner.

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