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number: We still have a long road to travel in expanding resettlement and the number and range of complementary pathways available for refugees, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, according to Toronto Star. To meet this challenge, we not only need additional places, but also need to accelerate the implementation of existing pledges. ALEXANDER NEMENOV / AFP/GETTY IMAGES By The Associated Press Thu., March 30, 2017 GENEVA The number of Syrians who have fled their country after six years of war has surpassed the 5 million mark, the UN refugee agency said Thursday.UNHCR announced the milestone a year after participating countries at a Geneva conference pledged to resettle and facilitate pathways for 500,000 refugees from Syria but that only half of those places have been allocated so far. Read more HBO doc Cries From Syria' aims to revive collective sympathy over crisis Article Continued Below First' Syrian refugee and his Tim's-fuelled Canadian dream Arrival of Syrian refugees life-changing' for Prince Edward County Agency spokesman Babar Baloch said that no specific incident prompted the crossing of the symbolic milestone, and that one year ago, the figure was 4.8 million. Lebanon and Jordan have taken in hundreds of thousands of Syrians. The agency estimates another 6.3 million people have been internally displaced. react-empty 154 Turkey, which has taken in the most Syrians by far, saw an increase of 47,000 Syrian refugees since February bringing its total to 2.97 million, Baloch said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.