Syria Refugees: PM Cameron Urged To Act

Prime Minister David Cameron is being urged to substantially increase Britain's refugee intake from Syria.

The Refugee Council, Refugee Action and the Scottish and Welsh Refugee Councils have urged Mr Cameron to create a "substantial and coordinated resettlement programme".

Mr Cameron has committed £400m to the Syrian crisis and encouraged the international community to increase support.

But in an open letter to the Prime Minister, the campaigners say financial aid alone is no longer adequate.

Mr Cameron has committed £400m to the crisis

"We understand from the UNHCR that the crisis has escalated to such an extent that the countries bordering Syria are struggling to cope with the numbers of refugees, despite the financial support offered by the UK and others," they wrote.

"We now believe that additional practical support, in the form of practical responsibility sharing measures, must be provided to help those displaced by the Syrian conflict and to relieve some of the pressure on Syria's neighbours."

Britain is currently taking on a high rate of Syrians who arrive in the UK by their own means but the groups say more should be done to assist others over.

The refugee groups say Syrians "with a connection to the UK" should be helped to come to the country.

They have also called for "emergency humanitarian evacuations" of refugees judged most in need.

Germany has agreed to take on 5,000 Syrians in a comprehensive refugee programme that includes the right to work for up to two years.

Syrian refugees flee across the border into Iraq

The groups want the British Government to follow suit and set an example for other European nations.

Syria now has the highest number of displaced people anywhere in the world.

More than 2 million Syrians have fled the country, with another 4 million displaced within its borders, according to UN officials.

Of the refugees, more than 97% have fled to neighbouring countries and are being housed in huge camps that are struggling to cope.

The latest figures from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) show 124,373 Syrian refugees are in Egypt; 190,857 in Iraq; 519,676 in Jordan; 746,200 in Lebanon and 492,687 in Turkey.

Women and children make up three-quarters of the refugee population.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has called the humanitarian crisis "the great tragedy of this century".

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