Highlights
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
- In the past year, the movement of people within their country, and from
one country or even continent to another has continued to rise. According
to UNHCR (06/10) there were over 43 million forcibly displaced people worldwide
at the end of 2009, which is the highest number since the mid-1990s. Out
of these, about 15 million were refugees and 27 million were internally
displaced persons (IDPs).
The majority (about 80%) of the world's
refugees are to be found in developing countries, many of them in an arc
