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These are the refugee crisis numbers you've been too embarrassed to ask about. (AFP/File)

September 27th, 2015 - 08:11 GMT

The Middle East exodus, the border walls and the mad dash to Europe, explained

The numbers you've been too embarrassed to ask about.

The number of internally displaced people in Syria is larger that those in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon combined, and it's only going up. (AFP/File)

September 21st, 2015 - 02:31 GMT

This Syrian refugee group everyone keeps forgetting is also the one that keeps growing

Everywhere we look, international aid donors have failed to follow through. Europe's refugee crisis is the effect.(AFP/File)

September 16th, 2015 - 09:00 GMT

Why a failure in the Middle East means Europe's refugee crisis shouldn't surprise us

Despite the incredible peril we've seen unfolding in Europe over the last few weeks, UNHCR numbers show less death but more refugees and migrants in 2015. (AFP/File)

September 9th, 2015 - 07:36 GMT

There is no doubt a refugee crisis in Europe, but the numbers show less death at sea than last year