The scale and nature of the refugee crisis in Europe

160 migrants in Hungary

“I’m an epidemiologist.

How many of are there?”

“My name is Martin. What’s

yours?”

Age distribution of Syrian refugees

-30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30%

0-4

5-11

11-17

18-59

60+

Source: UNHCR

"When the stranger in our midst appeals to us, we must not repeat the sins and the errors of the past"