Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Record 114 million people displaced globally, says UN
According to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, over 114 million people have
been displaced by war, persecution, violence, and human rights violations so
far this year, the highest on record. The main causes of forced displacement in
the first half of 2023 were war in Ukraine, conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, and Myanmar, a combination of drought, floods, and
insecurity in Somalia, and a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. In
addition, there are 1.4 million Palestinians who are escaping from Gaza just in
October. Sadly, low-and middle-income countries hosted 75 percent of refugees
and other people in need of international protection. Displacement of people
can be caused by natural factors like environmental disasters, natural resource
scarcity, and climate change. Also, many are displaced because of wars and
conflicts, persecution, violence and insecurity, and economic and political
hardship. Unfortunately, as these causes are often interconnected, many of these
displaced people face multiple challenges simultaneously. Now, climate change and
sea level rises are going to displace more people in the coming years and
decades. Can the world afford to accept more refugees?
Read the article and learn about the new UNHCR report.
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