One in every 122 people is displaced by war, violence and persecution, says UN

[G_j]

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/jun/18/59m-people-displaced-war-violence-persecution-says-un


UNHCR annual global trends survey finds a record 59.5m people were refugees, internally displaced or seeking asylum by the end of 2014

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War, violence and persecution left one in every 122 humans on the planet a refugee, internally displaced or seeking asylum at the end of last year, according to a stark UN report that warns the world is failing the victims of an “age of unprecedented mass displacement”.

The annual global trends study by the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, finds that the level of worldwide displacement is higher than ever before, with a record 59.5 million people living exiled from their homes at the end of 2014.

UNHCR estimates that an average of 42,500 men, women and children became refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced people every day last year - a four-fold increase in just four years.

By the end of 2014, there were 19.5 million refugees – more than half of them children – 38.2 million internally displaced people and 1.8 million asylum-seekers.


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[G_j]

1. half of those are children nt

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[G_j]

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[G_j]

3. not sure why this report is not getting more attention.. nt

[Jefferson23]

4. I appreciate you posting it. I read and post human rights groups reports frequently.

I think today the reaction is focused on our own war here at home with the racist shooter.

I don't get a lot of posts in return for my threads on the subject, but people do seem to read them,
which is important to me.

[Octafish]

5. The numbers seemed low...

...after learning more, I discovered that this is a census of displaced persons.



There are many more left uncounted...and those who never made it to safety.