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STORY: GENEVA/SYRIAN REFUGEES-GUTERREZ
TRT: 2.52
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 5 MARCH 2013, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / FILE
FILE – 21 FEBUARY 2013, JORDAN - SYRIAN BORDER
1. Wide shot, refugee mother and son walking near the border
2. Various, refugees crossing the border to Jordan
3. Wide shot, Syrian refugees lining up
4. Wide shot, Syrian refugees lined up by Jordanian army truck
5. Various, Syrian refugees getting into Jordanian army truck
FILE – 13 FEBRUARY 2013, TRIPOLI, LEBANON
6. Wide shot, children playing around with make-shift houses in background
7. Wide shot, woman entering make-shift house
8. Wide shot, clothes hanged to dry, with children sitting by.
FILE – 13-14 SEPTEMBER 2012, TURKEY
9. Wide shot, children standing behind a fence
10. Wide shot, tents with UNHCR logo
11. Wide shot, child standing among tents with UNHCR logo
FILE – 20 DECEMBER 2012, DOMIZ REFUGEE CAMP, IRAQ
12. Wide shot, Syrian refugees lined up by the gate at Domiz refugee camp.
13. Med shot, Syrian refugees entering through the gate in Domiz refugee camp.
5 MARCH 2013, GENEVA
14. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
"Today, we have registered one million Syrian refugees in the countries around. And this represents a massive displacement. And this is the proof of the level of destruction and suffering that we are witnessing in Syria today."
FILE – 4 FEBUARY 2013, JORDAN - SYRIAN BORDER
15. Wide shot, Syrian refugee woman dragging her luggage
16. Wide shot, Syrian refugee boy dragging his luggage
FILE – 26-27 JANUARY 2013, CAMP ZA'ATRI, JORDAN
17. Wide shot, three Syrian refugee children holding hands by an idle vehicle
18. Wide shot, Syrian refugee family sitting on the ground, by a vehicle
FILE – 12-19 FEBRUARY 2013, SIDON, LEBANON
19. Wide shot, Syrian refugees lined up in the hallway waiting for registration
20. Med shot, Syrian refugee child sleeping on mother's lap, as they sit on a plastic chair waiting for registration
21. Close up, Syrian refugee mother looking into the camera
5 MARCH 2013, GENEVA
22. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
"One can imagine in the most sensitive region in the world what impact the Syrian crisis has and if we want to avoid an explosion in the Middle East, if we want to guarantee the peace and the stability in the countries around, it is very important to find a political solution for the Syrian crisis before things gets much worse than what they are now."
FILE – 12-19 FEBRUARY 2013, SIDON, LEBANON
23. Med shot, Syrian refugee woman holding small child as they wait for registration
24. Close up, young boy waiting for registration
FILE – 2 FEBRUARY 2013, AMMAM, JORDAN
25. Wide shot, inside crowded UNHCR registration office
26. Med shot, woman seated at the registration desk, while man behind the desk looks at laptop
FILE – 7 DECEMBER 2012, ISLAHIYE, TURKEY
27. Wide shot, small child walking down the slide in the playground, with tents in the background
28. Wide shot, small child playing between tents
29. Wide shot, entire refugee camp site
30. Wide shot, people walking in the camp
5 MARCH 2013, GENEVA
31. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
"Without massive support from the international community, it will be impossible to respond to this dramatic humanitarian situation in Syria and around Syria."
FILE – 3 FEBRUARY 2013, CAMP ZA'ATRI, JORDAN
32. Wide shot, Syrian refugee girl standing between tents, wrapped in a blanket.
33. Wide shot, people putting up a tent
34. Wide shot, women receiving supplies
35. Wide shot, people putting up a tent
Almost two years to the day of the start of the Syrian crisis, the one million refugees mark has been reached.
Across the region, thousands of Syrians have gone into neighbouring countries.
In Jordan there are 43 small border points like this one. From here, people go to Za'atri refugee camp or to the country's cities and towns.
In Lebanon, the refugees live in communities, in rented houses, whatever they can find.
In Turkey, the government has built 17 camp.
From Iraq to Egypt to Europe, the numbers have grown.
SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
"Today, we have registered one million Syrian refugees in the countries around. And this represents a massive displacement. And this is the proof of the level of destruction and suffering that we are witnessing in Syria today."
Most arrive with few possessions. Many have lost family members.
Around half of the refugees are children, the majority under the age of eleven.
The impact of large numbers of refugees arriving in neighbouring countries is severe.
SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
"One can imagine in the most sensitive region in the world what impact the Syrian crisis has and if we want to avoid an explosion in the Middle East, if we want to guarantee the peace and the stability in the countries around, it is very important to find a political solution for the Syrian crisis before things gets much worse than what they are now."
Lebanon's population has increased by as much as ten per cent.
Jordan's energy, water, health, and education services are being strained to the limit.
Turkey has spent over six hundred million dollars setting up their camps, with more under construction.
Funding is crucial to the international community's ability to continue providing assistance.
SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
"Without massive support from the international community, it will be impossible to respond to this dramatic humanitarian situation in Syria and around Syria."
Humanitarian organizations had predicted reaching the one million refugees mark mid-year.
But the reality on the ground in Syria has pushed that number faster.
And as the conflict escalates, the numbers will only grow.
