internally displaced persons

June 20 is recognized as World Refugee Day. There are over 25 million refugees in the world, in addition to over 3 million asylum seekers. Over half of the world’s refugees are children. In addition to these figures, 40 million people have been displaced from their homes and remain within […]

25 Million Refugees on World Refugee Day

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The United Nations released a new report this morning stating that there are now more refugees and internally displaced persons in the world since 1994.  You may find the related article here.  The world is now home to 45.2 million displaced persons. Excluding what has taken place in Syria, here […]

New Record High Number of Refugees and IDPs

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