Hard Evidence: how much are European countries doing to help shelter Syrian refugees?

As the Syrian conflict entered its fifth year, the UN refugee agency warned on the 12 March 2015 that millions of refugees in neighbouring countries to Syria and those displaced within the country are caught in deteriorating conditions, facing an even bleaker future without more international support.

The article by Filipe Gracio analyises the response of individual European countries.

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