On the eve of the World Refugee day June 20th, the UNCHR releases a new report.
Photo : Action Press/Virot A report released today by the UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, says that more people are refugees or internally displaced than at any other time since 1994, with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major new factor in global displacement. UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report covers displacement that occurred during 2012 based on data from governments, NGO partners, and the UNHCR itself. The report shows that as of the end of 2012, more than…
