New data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) shows that more than 130,000 people have crossed into Syria and over 1 million people have been displaced inside Lebanon since early March.  

Although large-scale migration toward Europe has not yet materialized, the agency warned that conditions for broader displacement already exist in a region long affected by conflict.

There are no signs of an imminent surge of refugees to Europe, but things can change very quickly, said Sweden's Migration Minister Johan Forssell.

Cyprus's Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides has warned that the European Union "cannot overlook the possibility of a new refugee crisis."

Drawing on lessons from the 2015 migration crisis, when more than 1 million refugees and migrants entered Europe, the EU has pledged to strengthen external border controls and mobilize diplomatic, legal, operational, and financial tools to manage potential migration pressures.