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Syrian Migrant Crisis

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SYRIAN MIGRANT CRISIS

Number of Syrians who have fled since the War began:

more than 4,000,000

Number of syrian refugees in turkey:

1,938,999

1,113,941

Number of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon:

348,540

Syrian Asylum Applications in Europe:

70,000

maximum number US can accept in any given year:

65,000

number of syrians 14 US senators called on Obama administration to accept:

15,000

Number of Syrians already referred by UN who are waiting to be recieved by US:

8,000

Maximum number of syrian refugees the US will consider accepting in 2016:

1,400

Number of syrian refugees resettled to the US so far:

Refugee Acceptance

statistics taken from UNHCR, Mercy Corps

Germany

"Mama Merkel"
Photo Credit: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

THE GULF COUNTRIES

  • SAUDI ARABIA
  • KUWAIT
  • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

FURTHER Obstacles:

  • seeking asylum (18-24 months)
  • proving a negative
  • accidentally admitting a "terrorist"

Naguib Sawiris

Egyptian Billionaire