Refugees Top 50 Million: First Time Since WWII

Last updated on: August 22, 2014 at 4:11 pm by George G. Coe

Refugees Top 50 Million: First Time Since WWII 2014-08-22T16:11:14-05:00 George G. Coe

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World Refugee Day was June 20th. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHR) noted that “the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people worldwide has, for the first time in the post-World War II era, exceeded 50 million people.”

The big increase, they say, comes from the war in Syria. But along with Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia make up half of the refugee total. These countries are all war zones.

It might be interesting for religion students to research how many people flee their countries for religious freedom. Here are UNCHR guidelines for religion-based refugee claims.

Below actress Angelina Jolie narrates a video about refugees in Thailand. Jolie is a UNCHR special envoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHQFQaACrCk

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