Europe risks another wave of illegal migrants if aid programs are not sustained in host countries -UNHCR

Europe risks another wave of refugees “if aid programs are not sustained in five neighboring countries hosting the bulk of them,” the UN said on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq house a collective 5.3 mn registered Syrian refugees, according to UNHCR statistics. The agency has only received 53% of a total USD 4.63 bn package for 2017, UNHCR MENA bureau director tells the newswire. Egypt is meant to receive a EUR 60 mn grant from the EU to help stem the flow of illegal migrants to Europe.