TAG-Consult Compares Its Estimates of Displaced Syrians to UNHCR's
22 Dec 2013 AMMAN--- December 22st 2013---- Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Consulting (TAG-Consult) published a press release on December 2th 2013 (http://www.tagorg.com/news.aspx?id=12536&group_key=news&lang=en), highlighting that there are over 12 million displaced Syrians, including the internally displaced and those in host countries.Those figures were in contrast to the figures issued by the various UN agencies which estimated the number of displaced Syrians to be only 8.7 million.
While the UN accounts for registered and awaiting to be registered displaced Syrians, TAG-Consult’s methodology accounts for all displaced persons including those who have not attempted any kind of registration with UN agencies.
However, in a most recent report issued by the UNHCR, the number of displaced Syrians in host countries is projected to reach 6.8 million, while the estimated total number of displaced will reach over 16 million in 2014.
TAG-Consult is expected to release soon a proposal under the title of “Friends of the Displaced Syrians” within and outside Syria. The document will highlight the numbers of displaced, as well as the average cost per capita, the annual total costs and the impact on the host communities.
Furthermore, the study will estimate the cost of reconstruction and repatriation and on facilitating the return of the displaced.