UN Demands Support for 15 Million Displaced in Iraq and Syria.

Za'atri Camp, Jordan, 24 May 2105(Lana) The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Gotris has said that there was a need for a more vigorous international effort to support 15 million people displaced by war in Iraq and Syria. 'We have more than 4 million registered Syrian refugees in the neighboring countries, Gotris told the Davos Economic Forum meeting in the Dead Sea, Jordan. There are about 15 million people who have been displaced by war in Iraq and Syria, and whose basic needs have to be met, he added. Other countries have to share the responsibility in supporting the displaced with Lebanon and Jordan he added. 'We cannot leave Lebanon and Jordan alone to bear this pressure, we have to ask the international community to shoulder their responsibilities, to show solidarity with these countries who found themselves in the forefront of this tragic situation, he said.' =Lana=