From Syria to Iraq. from South Sudan to Yemen. multiplying conflicts. gross human rights violations. statelessness. the effects of climate change. and food and water insecurity are all contributing to millions of people being forced from their homes in search of safety and survival. The international community is witnessing the enormous costs of unending wars and the failure to resolve or prevent conflict. The number of refugees. asylumseekers and internally displaced people worldwide has. for the first time in the postWorld War II era. exceeded 50 million people. according to the United Nations High Commission on Refugees. UNHCR. This massive increase is largely driven by the war in Syria. which is now in its fifth year. The Assad regimes ruthless attacks on Syrian civilianscompounded by horrific violence by armed extremistshas led to Syrias disintegration and massive internal and external displacement of its people. Europe. facing conflicts to its south in Libya. east in Ukraine. and southeast in Syria. Iraq and the Horn of Africa. is currently seeing the largest numbers of refugees and migrants arriving by boat across the Mediterranean. To confront this enormous challenge. European Council President Donald Tusk called on member states on Monday.
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