Erstellt am: 3. 9. 2013 - 12:54 Uhr

One in three Syrians displaced by war

Reality Check: Syria's escalating refugee crisis, Kaisa Penny on youth unemployment.

Around a third of the population of Syria has now been displaced by the civil war, according to estimates by the UNHCR. The United Nations agency says two million people have now left the country to seek refuge in neighbouring countries such as Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. A further six million people have been displaced within Syria.

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The head of the UNHCR, Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, is afraid things "will get worse, before they get better" for the Syrian refugees.

The head of the UNHCR, Antonio Guterres, paints a bleak picture of the prospects.

In the meantime, humanitarian agencies are struggling to keep up with the tide of new refugees arriving every day. Peter Kessler is the UNHCR spokesperson in Amman, Jordan and he told Steve Crilley about the crisis they are facing.

Kaisa Penny, President of the Young European Socialists, talks youth unemployment

A solution to youth unemployment proposed by Austria's Young Socialists could help solve the problem across the EU.

At a time when, in some countries, as many as one young person out of two cannot find a job, solutions are urgently needed.

The President of the Young European Socialists, Finnish politician, Kaisa Penny told Riem Higazi about the European Youth Guarantee campaign

Kaisa Penny talks to Riem Higazi about the European Youth Guarantee employment campaign, which originated in Austria.

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