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| Syria humanitarian crisis worsening day by day, warns Oxfam | Syria humanitarian crisis worsening day by day, warns Oxfam |
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| Syria's humanitarian crisis is spinning out of control as refugee numbers spike and funding to help ease the suffering has yet to materialise, Oxfam has said. | Syria's humanitarian crisis is spinning out of control as refugee numbers spike and funding to help ease the suffering has yet to materialise, Oxfam has said. |
| Oxfam's Syria crisis response manager, Francis Lacasse, warned that the "worst-case scenario" for the UN, of more than a million refugees from Syria being based in other countries by this June, could be realised within weeks. | |
| Each day about 5,000 refugees are fleeing Syria to neighbouring countries, such as Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey – a 36% increase compared with the December 2012 figures, Lacasse said in a news release. | Each day about 5,000 refugees are fleeing Syria to neighbouring countries, such as Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey – a 36% increase compared with the December 2012 figures, Lacasse said in a news release. |
| He warned that the surge was placing a massive burden on the countries, with the potential to undermine stability in the region. | He warned that the surge was placing a massive burden on the countries, with the potential to undermine stability in the region. |
| "The humanitarian crisis is worsening day by day, leaving agencies struggling to provide help that's desperately needed," Lacasse said. | "The humanitarian crisis is worsening day by day, leaving agencies struggling to provide help that's desperately needed," Lacasse said. |
| He also said that only 20% of the $1.5m aid pledged by the US, other western nations and Gulf Arab countries, at a donor conference last month in Kuwait, had been received. | He also said that only 20% of the $1.5m aid pledged by the US, other western nations and Gulf Arab countries, at a donor conference last month in Kuwait, had been received. |
| Lacasse said the money was "urgently needed now" to allow agencies to continue providing basic services such as food, water and shelter to the ever-growing refugee populations. | |
| Jordanian officials said they had seen a new surge in Syrians fleeing across the border into their country in recent days, as fighting intensified in southern Syria. | Jordanian officials said they had seen a new surge in Syrians fleeing across the border into their country in recent days, as fighting intensified in southern Syria. |
| This month, Jordan recorded its highest-ever influx of refugees, with more than 50,000 new arrivals. | This month, Jordan recorded its highest-ever influx of refugees, with more than 50,000 new arrivals. |
| Anmar Hmoud, a government spokesman for Syrian refugee affairs, said Jordan was now hosting 418,529 Syrian refugees. The UN said that that number could rise to half a million by the end of March. | Anmar Hmoud, a government spokesman for Syrian refugee affairs, said Jordan was now hosting 418,529 Syrian refugees. The UN said that that number could rise to half a million by the end of March. |
| Lebanon accommodates 317,229 Syrian refugees, despite its severely strained resources. | Lebanon accommodates 317,229 Syrian refugees, despite its severely strained resources. |
| The UN said that, in all, there were nearly 925,000 displaced Syrians in the region. | The UN said that, in all, there were nearly 925,000 displaced Syrians in the region. |