REFUGEES: ‘Seven years of war in Syria has left ‘colossal human tragedy’ in its wake – UN refugee chief’, UN News Centre, 8 March 2018
After seven years of brutal conflict in Syria, there are no clear winners, "but the losers are plain to see," the United Nations refugee agency chief said Friday, describing the "colossal human tragedy" that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, driven 6.1 million people from their homes and forced 5.6 million others to seek safety in neighbouring countries. 'Seven years of war in Syria has left 'colossal human tragedy' in its wake - UN refugee chief', UN News Centre, 8 March 2018