Refugee crisis
| Total population | |
|---|---|
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21.3 million (16.1 million under UNHCR's mandate and 5.2 million under UNRWA's mandate; the total number of forcibly displaced persons is 65.3 million) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Africa | 4.413 million |
| Europe | 4.391 million |
| Asia and the Pacific | 3.830 million |
| Middle East and North Africa | 2.739 million |
| Americas | 746,800 |
21.3 million
Refugee crisis can refer to movements of large groups of displaced people, who could be either internally displaced persons, refugees or other migrants. It can also refer to incidents in the country of origin or departure, to large problems whilst on the move or even after arrival in a safe country that involve large groups of displaced persons, asylum seekers or refugees.
In June 2015 the UN refugee agency reported that wars and persecutions are the main reasons behind the refugee crises all over the world. A decade earlier, six people were forced to leave their homes every 60 seconds, but this average has increased four times because of the wars that drive 24 people from their homes each minute in 2015.
In countries ravaged by massive corruption and greed by those in political positions has caused many to leave their dearest homes in search of survival in foreign lands. This includes amassing to much wealth at the expense of many, they end up grabbing property such as land from the marginalized and murdering the innocent, situations where even when one has the necessary qualifications can not find work, all work positions occupied by relatives who may sometimes even not be qualified for them, all the countries' resources being in the hands of the lucky few in political positions coupled by their misuse of surplus when many are suffering with nothing and remain in tears as its the case in many African nations for example Uganda, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Sudan, Eritrea and many others being on top of the most corrupt countries in the whole world when their citizens are suffering. This situation of marginalization Discrimination and inequality leads to many to get tired and risk their lives in boat voyages to anywhere they can expect some changes in their lives for example Europe, Canada or North America and Australia among other Countries as its shown in
Although they do not fit the definition of refugees set out in the UN Convention, people displaced by the effects of climate change have often been termed "climate refugees" or "climate change refugees". The term 'environmental refugee' is also commonly used and an estimated 25 million people can currently be classified as such. The alarming predictions by the UN, charities and some environmentalists, that between 200 million and 1 billion people could flood across international borders to escape the impacts of climate change in the next 40 years are realistic. Case studies from Bolivia, Senegal and Tanzania, three countries extremely prone to climate change, show that people affected by environmental degradation rarely move across borders. Instead, they adapt to new circumstances by moving short distances for short periods, often to cities. Millions of people live in places that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. They face extreme weather conditions such as droughts or floods. Their lives and livelihoods might be threatened in new ways and create new vulnerabilities.
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