Top ten global facts about refugees
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Today [18 June 2015] the UN’s Refugee Agency UNHCR have published their annual analysis of global forced displacement, revealing shocking numbers of people who have been forced to flee their homes.
Here are the top ten stand out facts:
1. In 2014, global displacement reached historic levels: 59.5 million people were forced to flee their homes: roughly the same number of people as in Britain. If these people made up their own country, it would be the 24th largest nation in the world.
2. In 2014 alone, 8.3 million people were forced to flee: the highest annual increase on record.
3. That means that 42,500 people were forced to leave their homes every day because of conflict or persecution.
4. Of these people, 19.5 million are refugees, 1.8 million are asylum seekers and 38.2 million were internally displaced within their own country.
5. 86% of the world’s refugees are hosted by developing countries.
6. Britain is home to just 0.6% of the world’s refugees.
7. More than half (53%) of ...
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