It can be challenging for host governments to care for these
displaced populations, which can lead to additional instability,
especially in countries with low incomes or with governments already
under stress to provide services to their citizens. We see this pattern
worldwide. The refugees from the war in Syria have fled to Lebanon and Turkey,
to Iraq, and across the Mediterranean to Europe. Over a million Syrian
refugees are in Lebanon, which is over one-sixth of that nation's
population. Over 3.2 million refugees have found their way to Turkey,
and 600,000 in Jordan. Almost 1 million have sought refuge in Europe. There are similar crises in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South
Sudan, and Yemen.
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