Number Of Syrian Refugees Jumps 10% In One Week -- RTE News
A UN official has said the number of registered Syrian refugees has jumped by more than 10% in just one week as part of an escalating exodus.
Last week, the UN refugee agency said the number of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt and North Africa had reached 1 million.
However, UN refugee agency spokeswoman Reem Alsalem said that 121,000 have registered since then.
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