As of January 22, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said the total number of refugees exceeded 678, 000, with three countries bearing the brunt of the exodus: Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, each of which UNHCR says now houses more than 150, 000 displaced Syrians.

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This year, the number of women contesting general seats has jumped to 161, out of a total of 4, 671 candidates, according to data provided by U.N.

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