NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than half the 642,000 refugees who have sought refuge from the Syrian conflict in neighbouring countries are children and the number of people fleeing could almost double by June, said a senior U.N. official on Thursday.
Panos Moumtzis, the U.N. Refugee Agency regional coordinator for Syrian refugees, said plans were in place to help 4 million people in Syria - 2 million who had been displaced and 2 million who need help in their homes - and up to 1.1 million refugees.
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