U.N. Warns of Dire Rise in Refugees From Syria
By RICK GLADSTONE and ANNE BARNARD
Published: February 27, 2013
The top United Nations refugee official told the Security Council on Wednesday that the number of registered Syrians who had fled their homeland for safety elsewhere in the region could surpass one million by next month — much sooner than expected — and that the Syrian conflict threatens to overwhelm the international response.
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