The politics of the Syrian refugee crisis

Over 4 million refugees have fled Syria since the outbreak of the crisis and the armed conflicts in 2011. The overwhelming majority of these people have been hosted by Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey in what has been described by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees as 'the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era'. The crisis has created a set of fundamental policy challenges, including how to ensure ongoing protection in host countries with overwhelmed response capacities.

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