The United Nations has confirmed the number of refugees fleeing the violence in Syria has surpassed one million. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres announced the figure in a video statement earlier today.

António Guterres: “Today we have registered one million Syrian refugees in the countries around. And this represents a massive displacement, and this is the proof of the level of destruction and suffering that we are witnessing in Syria today. Without massive support from the international community, it will be impossible to respond to this dramatic humanitarian situation in Syria and around Syria.”

The United Nations says around half of Syria’s refugees are children, most under the age of 11.