According to UNHCR l Syrian refugees could triple by the end of the year

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, said in Ankara that the current Syrian refugees million, a figure that the organization moved this week, you can double or triple by the end of 2013. The UN had expected to overcome the barrier of a million refugees in June, but the date has been brought forward. Guterres, who visits this Sunday a refugee camp in Turkey, Nizip, in the southern province of Gaziantep, has asked that politicians "do everything possible" to end the Syrian tragedy, and stressed thatneeded "a solution policy " , according to Turkish Cihan news agency. During his tenure in Ankara, Guterres pointed out that in the 17 camps and 186,000 Turks Syrian refugees reside, but added that 37,000 others are waiting to be registered and that a far greater number is in the country without seeking help from the authorities, so that the total may approach 400,000. Guterres reiterated its call on all UN members to contribute through the Red Cross to help Syrian refugees "wherever they are".

Half a million children

On Friday, UNICEF warned that civil war in Syria has displaced more than half a million children and that number may continue to increase dramatically over the next months. The United Nations agency for children believe that the situation will continue to be dramatic for children: "We fear that the situation will get even worse before it gets better," said manager Ted Chaiban emergency assistance. "Necessity of children in Syria is growing " , he added. After two years of conflict, a total of more than one million Syrians have fled their country. Neighboring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq have been affected particularly by this flow of Syrian refugees. Especially Lebanon , which is the territory that hosts more refugees proportionally Syrian: 330,000 , which represents 10% of its population. UNICEF says more children are sent beyond the borders of their desperate parents. "In Syria there is great concern about the possibility that water supplies in many places to stop working," said the agency, while drew attention to the threat of diarrhea and jaundice that hangs over their children. He also said he would need about 150 million euros for immediate relief before the summer . "For now have earned 30 million.'s Urgent to extend humanitarian aid," said manager Christian Schneider Unicef. "We can not resolve this conflict. Yet, without this help the lives of all these refugees would be even worse than it is now," he said.