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Syrian Refugees

The Syrian Refugees project ran from 2013 – 2015 at the Migration Policy Centre (MPC).

The website offered key data on the conflict, combined with a series of studies conducted by local researchers on behalf of the MPC

Aid and Asylum map

Asylum map

First time asylum applications of Syrians by country of asylum

First time asylum applications of Syrians

Notes : Cumulative flows over the period 2010 – 2016.

Source : Elaboration of the authors based on Eurostat (EU28, Norway and Switzerland).

Aid map

Humanitarian aid to Syria in million $ (USD)

Humanitarian aid to Syria

Notes : Cumulative flows over the period 2010 – 2016.

Source : Elaboration of the authors based on Financial Tracking Service (FTS) data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and data from donor conferences in Kuwait and London.

Humanitarian aid to Syria in million $ (USD), top 10 international donors

top 10 international donors

Notes : Cumulative amount over the period 2010-2016. European Commission refers to all EU institutions, and Private includes individuals and organisations.

Source : Elaboration of the authors based on Financial Tracking Service (FTS) data from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and data from donor conferences in Kuwait and London.

Humanitarian aid to Syria in million $ (USD), top 10 EU donors

top 10 eu donors

Notes : Cumulative amount over the period 2010-2016. European Commission refers to all EU institutions.

Source : Elaboration of the authors based on Financial Tracking Service (FTS) data from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and data from donor conferences in Kuwait and London.

Inflows and Recognition

First time asylum applications of Syrians to the European Union

First time asylum applications of Syrians

Notes : Cumulative flows, monthly data. EU28 + Norway, and Switzerland.

Source : Elaboration of the authors based on Eurostat (EU28, Norway and Switzerland).

Arrivals by sea and land to Italy and Greece

Arrivals sea land Italy Greece

Notes : Cumulative flows over the period 2010–2016, monthly data.

Source : Italian Ministry of Interior (Italy) and Hellenic Police (Greece).

Recognition rates (percent) by country of asylum

Recognition rates

Notes : Positive first instance decisions over the total number of decisions. Cumulative flows over the period 2010–2016, yearly data.

Source : Elaboration of the authors based on Eurostat (EU28, Norway and Switzerland).

Regular entries of Syrians by country of asylum

Regular entries of Syrians

Notes : Cumulative flows over the period 2010–2016, yearly data.

Source : Elaboration of the authors based on Eurostat (EU28, Norway and Switzerland).

Irregular entries of Syrians by country of asylum

Irregular entries of Syrians

Notes : Cumulative flows over the period 2010–2016, monthly data.

Source : Elaboration of the authors based on Eurostat (EU28, Norway and Switzerland).

Publications

A Note on Syrian Refugees in the Gulf: Attempting to Assess Data and Policies
By Françoise De Bel-Air

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MPC on Refugee Movements
By Justyna Salamońska

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