UNHCR: 17 countries to offer Syria refugee quotas

[dipsydoodle]

Source: IOL News

Seventeen countries including the United States, France and Australia have agreed to receive quotas of refugees fleeing the bloody conflict in Syria, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.

“So far, UNHCR has 17 countries participating in the Syria resettlement/Humanitarian Admission Programme effort,” Peter Kessler, regional spokesman for the UN refugee agency UNHCR, told AFP.

“They are offering about 10 000 places (in total), with some programmes mainly aimed at the 2014 calendar year,” he added.

The decision comes amid criticism of some Western nations for failing to share the burden created by the exodus of at least two million people from Syria.

Read more: http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/unhcr-17-countries-to-offer-syria-refugee-quotas-1.1585997#.Ukws-VNjGzk

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News source which is South African was cross linked in an Independent online address.

[pampango]

1. Great news. Thanks for posting, dipsydoodle. n/t

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. I hope Qatar and Saudi Arabia are on that list.

[dipsydoodle]

3. Just in passing

Saudi is the reason South Africa can't use SA for internet links. It uses ZA instead which is the old Dutch expression.