The number of Syrian refugees in other countries amounts to 267,000

The number of Syrian refugees in other countries is at least 267,000, but only 137,000 are registered and receive humanitarian aid, said today the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). "We have registered Syrian figures, we know those in the waiting list, and then know the figures that estimate governments, who believe. So dance numbers but the figure may be at least 267,000 "he said at a press conference Melissa Fleming, spokeswoman for the UNHCR. For example, in Jordan, the government estimates that have entered the country Syrians 140,000 refugees, but only 50,000 have registered with UNHCR and therefore receive humanitarian aid. Another example is Algeria. The Algerian Executive recently announced that between 10,000 and 25,000 Syrians in the country, although only 70 have registered with UNHCR. However, the UN agency believes that many of them are housed in schools and public buildings, so they would need assistance, although they have not requested it. Other countries that have "emerged" recently as recipients of Syrian refugees are Egypt and Morocco. According to UNHCR records, 1,305 Syrians may be refugees in Egypt since July and 400 in Morocco. With regard to the countries surrounding Syria, in Iraq the number of refugees continues to rise and now reaches 11,465 registered. Moreover, Baghdad is hosting a fellow returnees living in Syria. Of the 80,000 Iraqis living under the regime of Bashar al-Assad, 20,000 have returned to their country of origin. In Lebanon, 34,000 Syrians are receiving humanitarian aid, "but estimates indicate that the number of refugees in the country is much higher," the spokesman specified. Fleming said that for now no refugee camps in Lebanon because "local host families seems to work, but we are prepared to establish one when needed, because we know that hospitality is reaching saturation levels." Indeed, the UNHCR had to open a refugee camp in Jordan, 10 kilometers from the border with Syria, home to 5,000 people but is prepared to expand and accommodate 150,000. Fleming consulted because it is not already expanded, given the constant influx of refugees, said: "We do not assume it's inevitable." This field is hosting refugees who were in transit camps, one of which was designed for 800 people, but housed 8,000. Fleming assumes that the shelter needs will increase in coming days because many Syrian middle class or upper middle class, so far paid their savings on hotels in Jordan and Lebanon, have run out of resources and will have to find humanitarian aid. In Turkey, some 70,000 people have sought refuge, a number that increases daily, as the flow of refugees from Aleppo, where for a few days the army and armed opposition groups fighting for control of that city, located in the north and near the Turkish border. Indeed, the UNHCR reported that with the help of the Red Crescent are trying to assist residents of Aleppo who have been unable or unwilling to flee. Most are refugees in schools or in university housing and lack everything you need to survive. Fleming took the UNHCR office in Aleppo, which is not working to their full capacity because of insecurity, can not help the 200,000 people estimated to have left the city in recent days. In addition to refugees, the UN estimates that there are a million and a half of Syrians displaced within their own country, and that at least 17,000 people have died in the war.