Monday, June 20, 2016

United Nations: More Refugees Today Than During World War II



CNN: UNHCR report: More displaced now than after WWII

(CNN)The U.N.'s refugee agency reports that the number of displaced people is at its highest ever -- surpassing even post-World War II numbers, when the world was struggling to come to terms with the most devastating event in history.

The total at the end of 2015 reached 65.3 million -- or one out of every 113 people on Earth, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The number represents a 5.8 million increase on the year before.

A little under 1% of the earth's population is either "an asylum-seeker, internally displaced or a refugee" according to the UNHCR report, which was released Monday.

The report offers three main reasons for the increase in the rate of forced displacements:

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WNU Editor: The UN report on UNHCR report is here.

More News On The Latest UN Report On Global Refugees

Refugees at highest ever level, reaching 65m, says UN -- BBC
United Nations: Highest all-time level of refugees -- UPI
Global Forced Displacements Reach Record Breaking Levels -- VOA
UN Says 65 Million People Displaced in 2015, a New Record -- AP
Record 65.3 million people displaced, often face barriers: UNHCR -- Fiscal Times/Reuters
World Refugee Day: 65.3 Million Displaced People Globally, UN Refugee Agency Says -- IBTimes
UN: 65 million displaced by global conflicts last year -- The Hill
Refugees, Displaced People Surpass 60 Million For First Time, UNHCR Says -- NPR

1 comment:

Young Communist said...

More refugees, more slaves, more conflicts, more debt, more terrorism... what a wonderful world!

For this moment we have less deaths, but the boiling pressure is going to reach the explosion point.