No Syrian refugee resettled in GCC countries, says UNCHR and Amnesty International latest reports
Moscow, Russia: The latest report issued by UN Refugees Agency UNCHR reported published on September 9, 2015 indicates no Syrian refugee was resettled in of Gulf Cooperation Council.
Some members of GCC recently claim that millions of Syrian refugees were resettled in their countries however latest UNCHR report contradicts such claims as according to data collected by UNHCR till September 9.
Meanwhile latest Amnesty International Report about Syrian refugees released on September 4, 2015 contracts such claims and shows that more than 4 million refugees from Syria (95%) are in just five countries of Middle East including Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt. According to this report, Lebanon hosts approximately 1.2 million refugees from Syria which amounts to around one in five people in the country, Jordan hosts about 650,000 refugees from Syria, which amounts to about 10% of the population, Turkey hosts 1.9 million refugees from Syria, more than any other country worldwide, Iraq where 3 million people have been internally displaced in the last 18 months hosts 249,463 refugees from Syria and Egypt hosts 132,375 refugees from Syria.
However, Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry on September claimed that KSA has hosted around 2.5 million Syrians since the beginning of the crisis in that country in 2011. In a statement issued by the state run SPA news agency, the ministry said the Syrians have been leading a decent and normal life in the Kingdom like other expatriates. “The Kingdom does not deal with Syrian expats like refugees. They are living in a normal environment not in special camps.”
According to the ministry, the Syrians have been granted legal residence permits and full freedom to travel inside the country. “Moreover, they are allowed to study in Saudi schools as per the royal order issued in 2012. A total of 100,000 Syrians are registered in public schools,” the ministry clarified, reacting to wrong reports about the Kingdom’s role in tackling the Syrian refugees crisis. “All Syrians in the Kingdom receive free medical treatment. They are allowed to work in the private sector like other expatriates,” the ministry added.
UNCHR reports indicates following figures till September 9, 2015:
Resettlement and Other Forms of Admission for Syrian Refugees
Pledges confirmed since 2013: 74,613
Additional places/visas granted under other forms of admission: 14,290
Resettlement submissions to the USA: 18,336
TOTAL places made available to date: 107,239
Country Total confirmed pledges (persons) received since 2013
Argentina humanitarian visa programme
Australia 5,600 resettlement and Special Humanitarian Programme
Austria 1,500 humanitarian admission
Belarus 20 resettlement
Belgium 475 resettlement
Brazil open-ended humanitarian visa programme
Canada 200 resettlement
Czech Republic 70 resettlement
Denmark 390 resettlement
Finland 1,150 resettlement
France 1,000 humanitarian admission/resettlement
Germany 20,000 humanitarian admission
15,000 individual sponsorship
Hungary 30 resettlement
Ireland 610 resettlement
Italy 350 resettlement
Liechtenstein 25 resettlement
Luxembourg 60 resettlement
Netherlands 500 resettlement
New Zealand 850 resettlement
Norway 9,000 resettlement
Poland 100 resettlement
Portugal 23 resettlement
Romania 40 resettlement
Spain 130 resettlement
Sweden 2,700 resettlement
Switzerland 3,500 resettlement and humanitarian visas
United Kingdom Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme
United States of America open-ended resettlement
Uruguay 120 resettlement
TOTAL 74,613 + additional number to the United States of America
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No Syrian refugee resettled in GCC countries, says UNCHR and Amnesty International latest reports
