Thursday, June 19, 2008

Annual UNHCR figures show continuing climb in number of uprooted / UNHCR, 17 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/4856264b2.html
"UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres expressed concern about the growing number of refugees worldwide after an annual survey said there were 11.4 million refugees and 26 million others displaced internally by conflict or persecution at the end of 2007."