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10 Eye-Opening Facts To Share On World Refugee Day

Here are 10 facts about the global refugee crisis to share with your friends and family on World Refugee Day.


 

 

Photo: Global Refugee Fund by IsraAid

1. There are 79.5 million people around the world who have been forcibly displaced—the highest figure ever recorded.

Source: UNHCR

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Photo: Heal Syrian Refugee Children Through Photography by Emfasis Foundation

2. About 1% of the world’s population is displaced.

Source: UNHCR

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Photo: Heal Syrian Refugee Children Through Photography by Emfasis Foundation

3. 50% of the world’s refugees are children.

Source: UNICEF

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Photo: Heal Syrian Refugee Children Through Photography by Emfasis Foundation

4. Developing countries host more than 85% of the world’s refugees.

Source: UNHCR

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Photo: Global Refugee Fund by IsraAid

5. Around 80% of Syrian refugee families live below the poverty line.

Source: UNHCR

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Photo: Global Refugee Fund by IsraAid

6. An estimated 25% of internally displaced peoples are young women, with pregnant women making up another 4%.

Source: ReliefWeb

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Photo: Advance Relief Efforts for Refugees in Greece by Lighthouse Relief

7. One person is forcibly displaced approximately every two seconds.

Source: UNHCR

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Photo: Global Refugee Fund by IsraAid

8. As of May 2020, there were 2.2 million asylum seekers from South Sudan alone.

Source: UNHCR

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Photo: Washable Feminine Hygiene for Syrian Refugees by Days for Girls International

9. For $10, a Syrian refugee girl can have a kit with basic menstrual hygiene supplies.

Source: Days for Girls International

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Photo: Assist Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by Concern Worldwide

10. With $35, you can provide two weeks worth of food for a Rohingya refugee family in Bangladesh.

Source: Concern Worldwide

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Featured Photo: Myanmar-Bangladesh Refugee Crisis by World Vision

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