The number of forcibly displaced families worldwide has reached an all time high with UN’s Refugee Agency indicating that the situation is likely to worsen.
A report released by UNHCR on Thursday shows that 59.5million have been forced to flee their homes to escape wars, conflict and persecution. A year ago, the number of forcefully displaced persons was 51.2 million and 37.5 million a decade ago.
Globally, one in every 122 people is now either a refugee, internally displaced, or seeking asylum, the report reveals, a number that resounds with the theme for this year’s World Refugee Day: Get To Know Refugees – People Like You and Me.
World Refugee Day celebrates the strength, courage, and resilience of refugees around the world. It is marked every year on June 20.
Join REFUNITE and other humanitarian organisations this Saturday as we highlight the plight of forcibly displaced people globally.
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