The New York Times uses UNOSAT analysis to show Syrian refugees
crisis 28 January 2012, New York, USA - The New York Times has
once again used UNOSAT satellite derived analysis to illustrate
an international humanitarian crisis, this time the surge of
Syrian refugees crossing the border with Jordan to seek shelter
at the Al Zaatari camp. Several refugee camps have developed in
neighbouring countries since the inception of the Syrian crisis
in 2011. UNOSAT has been following the evolution of the Al
Zaatari and several other camps from space since their creation
to support the planning of relief operations by UN humanitarian
agencies including OCHA and UNHCR. The Al Zaatari camp is one of
the locations where the refugees’ influx has been most
significant, especially in the recent phases of the crisis. The
camp shelters over 70,000 of the overall 300,000 refugee
population presently in Jordan. Since summer 2012 more than
500,000 new refugees fled from Syria to neighbouring countries.
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