The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says the global refugee population rose 14percent last year, mainly because of a rapid exodus from Iraq.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says the global refugee population rose 14percent last year, mainly because of a rapid exodus from Iraq.
Here are some facts about refugees, internally displaced people, asylum seekers and stateless people around the world in 2006 (latest figures in brackets for Iraq):
Refugees: Total - 9,9 million (not including 4,3 million Palestinian refugees cared for by another UN agency UNRWA).
Top countries of origin:
Afghanistan - 2,1 million
Iraq - 2,2 million
Sudan - 686000
Somalia - 460000
DRC - about 400000
Burundi - about 400000
Main countries of asylum:
Pakistan - 1 million
Iran - 968000
United States - 844000
Syria - 1,4 million
Germany - 605000
People internally displaced by conflict:
Total - 24,5 million
Main countries with internally displaced people:
Colombia - 3 million
Iraq - 1,8 million (now more than 2 million)
Uganda - 1,6 million
Sudan - 5 million
DRC - 1,1 million
Asylum seekers:
Total - 596600
Europe - 299000
Africa - 159000
Americas - 78000
Asia - 53500
Oceania - 7000.
- Reuters
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The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says the global refugee population rose 14percent last year, mainly because of a rapid exodus from Iraq.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says the global refugee population rose 14percent last year, mainly because of a rapid exodus from Iraq.
Here are some facts about refugees, internally displaced people, asylum seekers and stateless people around the world in 2006 (latest figures in brackets for Iraq):
Refugees: Total - 9,9 million (not including 4,3 million Palestinian refugees cared for by another UN agency UNRWA).
Top countries of origin:
Afghanistan - 2,1 million
Iraq - 2,2 million
Sudan - 686000
Somalia - 460000
DRC - about 400000
Burundi - about 400000
Main countries of asylum:
Pakistan - 1 million
Iran - 968000
United States - 844000
Syria - 1,4 million
Germany - 605000
People internally displaced by conflict:
Total - 24,5 million
Main countries with internally displaced people:
Colombia - 3 million
Iraq - 1,8 million (now more than 2 million)
Uganda - 1,6 million
Sudan - 5 million
DRC - 1,1 million
Asylum seekers:
Total - 596600
Europe - 299000
Africa - 159000
Americas - 78000
Asia - 53500
Oceania - 7000.
- Reuters
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