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Since World War II, there were never so many people on the run now. This appears from the annual report of the UN vluchtelingenorgaisatie UNHCR today on World is presented. population of seattle Only in 2013, the organization had 51.2 million refugees. A number that is as large as the entire population of Spain.
And the number continues to grow, according to the research of UNHCR. Between 2012 and 2013 there were six million refugees, displaced persons and asylum seekers. A development which, according to the organization, in particular due to the ongoing civil war in Syria. In this country population of seattle alone hit 2.5 million people to flee. Another 6.5 million were displaced within the country. But also in the Central African Republic and Sudan lot of people were driven from their homes. Despite the civil war in Syria and parts of Africa, most refugees come from Afghanistan. 3.5 million in total. Followed population of seattle by Syria and Somalia. Pakistan is home to most refugees, mostly Afghans. population of seattle There are also refugees where little attention is paid in the Netherlands. So hit the past few years, tens of thousands of Colombians to flee because of violence between the army, paramilitaries and guerrillas in their country. Residents of Myanmar sought precisely mass shelter in neighboring Thailand. No end insight The UN organization is not expected to end quickly come to the refugee problem. "We are approaching the moment there are three million Syrians have fled their country," said UNHCR spokesman Femke Joordens. In addition blaze the conflicts in Iraq and South Sudan also again. Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, speaks of a "dangerous lack of peace." "This demonstrates the enormous price of not ending wars. Political solutions are of immense importance. Without these solutions, the alarming number of conflicts we see that persist today." We want to solve the problem, then the international community must put her differences, argues Guterres. Countries that normally hardly interfere with the refugee issue or little money donors, he calls to do. Chip in the bag In the future, the focus will uitmoeten to the growing number of IDPs, the UNHCR. It is according population of seattle to the organization 'a big challenge' to these refugees, as in Iraq and Syria, of assistance to provide. population of seattle They often are stuck in difficult conflict.
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