Berlin, October 31 (RHC)-- The United Nations has issued a new appeal for countries to take in refugees from Syria’s three-year civil war.

The conflict has displaced nearly 3.5 million people, most of them fleeing to Turkey and Jordan.

At a conference in Berlin, UN refugee chief António Guterres said the plight of Syrian refugees is a global responsibility. Guterres said: "We ask the neighboring countries to keep their borders open, but we ask all countries in the world to keep their borders open to Syrian refugees. This is not only a responsibility of the countries of the region; this is a responsibility of the whole of the international community."