The Refugee Crisis: Europe on the Brink

Today in Europe there are more people made homeless by wars and conflict than ever before in recent history. The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, called it “the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War.” 

Although the refugees flooding Europe are from many parts of the Middle East and North Africa, the largest concern has been the people fleeing the Syrian Civil War. Since April 2011, approximately 348,540 Syrians have sought refuge in Europe, including over 100,000 this year alone.  

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