9 People To Follow On Twitter If You Want To Know More About The Refugee Crisis

2015 saw over a million migrants and refugees make their way to Europe, fleeing war, persecution and poverty.

Two refugee school children walk hand in hand at a camp in Dunkirk

The reasons for the huge movement of people are many and complex - as are the reactions of people in host nations worried about perceived effects on security and infrastructure.

Here are nine Twitter accounts to follow to help you gain a broader understanding...

1) UNICEF

The immense suffering behind the #refugeecrisis. @unicefceecis pic.twitter.com/WhkTfRd5YL
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) December 20, 2015

2) Yannis Behrakis

The Guardian has chosen Yannis Behrakis: photographer of the year 2015 @yannisBehrakis https://t.co/YLfFdp5rEj pic.twitter.com/6vzdjhaczh
— Guardian photos (@guardianphotos) December 21, 2015

3) Harry Leslie Smith

Please to say I'll be on @theJeremyVine in 2016r after I return from trip to refugee camps in Greece https://t.co/rNjhaXG0Lw #refugeecrisis
— Harry Leslie Smith (@Harryslaststand) December 16, 2015

4) Charlotte Alfred

Ayham Ahmad, the piano man of #Yarmouk, has fled to Europe and sent this diary of his journey http://t.co/ofJX9xKEmg pic.twitter.com/Sx7Hf8d9NV
— Charlotte Alfred (@charlottealfred) September 20, 2015

5) Peter Bouckaert

Refugees stuck on uninhabited Greek island rescued just now. Thanks everyone. pic.twitter.com/jqYPBW32c4
— Peter Bouckaert (@bouckap) December 21, 2015

6) George Butler

These are some of the drawings I did recently with Save the Children in Serbia/Macedonia of the refugee crisis... https://t.co/VGKQSCeMFZ
— George Butler (@george_butler) December 21, 2015

7) MSF Sea

84% of sea arrivals come from the top 10 #refugee producing countries. The other 16%? Well yes, they're #people too! pic.twitter.com/DLQlkJnR5R
— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) December 20, 2015

8) Patrick Kingsley

Despite it being December, there are also more boats than June. And many more lifejackets. pic.twitter.com/z1AGvGLqOn
— Patrick Kingsley (@PatrickKingsley) December 21, 2015

9) Fabio Bucciarelli

are u ready to fight for the right revolution? #war #Syria #USA #Libya #Paris #Europe #SouthSudan #Nigeria pic.twitter.com/xPSyFXLMHX
— Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_buccia) November 18, 2015

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The chart above shows the the origin countries of the 19,196 people who claimed asylum in the UK from January to July of 2015.

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