The head of UN humanitarian operations, Stephen O'Brien, in Amman on Sunday urged the international community to increase its support to Syria's neighboring countries that host hundreds of thousands of refugees in this country.
Now I urge each and every one of the international community to do more and increase its support to Jordan and other countries in the region, "O'Brien said during a press conference. He said that Syria's neighboring countries bear the heavier to accommodate the largest number of refugees bundle.
Syria's neighboring countries have reached a stage in which the world must quickly share more responsibilities to meet the humanitarian needs engendered by the Syrian crisis and support the most vulnerable.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that the decline in humanitarian aid in countries neighboring Syria prompted many migrants trying to reach Europe, suffering an unprecedented influx.
Syria has at least 7.6 million displaced within their territories and about 422,000 civilians besieged by belligerents, according to the UN. Four million fled the fighting since 2011, especially to neighboring countries, including Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
