On Wednesday 14 June, the United Nations revealed that there are 110 million people forced to flee their homes, which sees in this record a. “indictment” against the world country. The recent fighting in Sudan has exacerbated a situation that is already becoming exceptional in 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine or the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees confirmed in its annual report that the total number of refugees fleeing their country or internally displaced persons has never reached such a high level. At the end of last year, UNHCR said, 108.4 million people were displaced or refugees. That’s 19.1 million more people than there were at the end of 2021, an unprecedented increase.
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Fighting between rival factions in Sudan pushed the total number of refugees and displaced persons to nearly 110 million in May.
“This is where we are today.”notes the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, during a news conference in Geneva. “We have 110 million people who have fled conflict, persecution, discrimination and violence, often mixed with other causes – particularly the impact of climate change.”he points to. “It’s an indictment of the state of our world.”Again, Judge Filippo Grandi.
“We know our fate if we are sent back to Syria.”
Of the 2022 total, 35.3 million people were refugees and 62.5 million were displaced. There were also 5.4 million asylum seekers and 5.2 million others in need of international protection.
All these people are facing “More hostile environment, especially with regard to refugees, almost everywhere”HC notes. Being a true leader means convincing the public that there are people who deserve international protection.is hammers.
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“Seeking asylum is not a crime”
Three-quarters of refugees flee to low- and middle-income countries.
Filippo Grandi hailed the European Union’s recent progress in reforming migration policy, calling it a good attempt to balance tensions around these issues and consider that. “relatively fair”.
The reform provides for a system of solidarity between member states in the care of refugees and expedited examination of asylum claims for some migrants at the border. It has yet to be adopted by the European Parliament.
For the High Commissioner, we must begin to deal with the influx of migrants seeking to come to Europe very early in their long journey. However, in Europe, the United Kingdom or the United States, “The door must remain open.” for asylum seekers.
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“I sometimes tell myself that I will not be able to find a place for myself in Denmark”
Asylum seekers should not be put in prison. Seeking asylum is not a crime.insists Filippo Grandi, privately deploring London’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. He is also concerned about US policy in this area.
Filippo Grandi admitted that the organization he leads He wasn’t in a good financial position this year., like many other humanitarian organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The global economic situation and inflation are wreaking havoc on donation calls.
Thus, for Sudan, UNHCR has only 16% of the funds it estimates it needs, and that percentage drops to 13% to help refugees, as a result of the explosion of violence in Sudan, in the host country.
Last year, more than 339,000 refugees from 38 countries returned home, while 5.7 million displaced people were able to return home. The countries hosting the largest number of refugees are Turkey (3.6 million), Iran (3.4 million), Colombia (2.5 million), Germany (2.1 million) and Pakistan (1.7 million).
