Millions Of Refugees Have No State Or Citizenship

Millions Of Stateless People Denied Basic Rights -- Voice of America

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has launched a global campaign to raise awareness of the plight of millions of stateless people around the world. The UNHCR says an estimated 12 million people live in a legal limbo.

Because they have no nationality, stateless people often are denied the basic rights enjoyed by those who are citizens of a country, including the right to employment, housing, education and health care.

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My Comment: The plight of the refugee is never a good one .... more so when you have no country recognizing your existence.

World Refugee Day

More Than 43 Million Worldwide Forced From Their Homes, UN Says -- CNN

(CNN) -- The number of people forced from their homes worldwide has risen to 43.7 million, the highest level in 15 years, according to a United Nations refugee agency report released Monday.

That's up from 43.3 million people a year earlier, said UNHCR's 2010 Global Trends report, which was released to coincide with World Refugee Day.

Of those displaced, the report classified 15.4 million people as refugees forced to flee their country and 27.5 million as displaced persons within their own country, forced to leave their home because of conflict or natural disaster, the report said.

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More News On The World's Refugee Crisis

World Refugee Day: UNHCR report finds 80 per cent of world's refugees in developing countries -- UNHCR
Refugees on rise and poor countries bear brunt-UNHCR -- Reuters
UNHCR report says refugee numbers at 15-year high -- The Guardian
Poor countries host the most refugees, U.N. finds -- SFGate/AP
U.N. Reports Steady Rise of Refugees -- New York Times
UN debunks 'worrying misperceptions' on refugees -- AFP
UNHRC report says 80 percent of world's refugees hosted by developing nations -- IBTimes
World Refugee Day on 20 June – a day like any other? -- Alertnet
UNHCR 2011 refugee statistics: full data -- The Guardian

UN Report: 27.5 Mln Displaced People Around The World

©Internal Displacement:Global Overview of Trends and Developments in 2010

27.5 Mln Displaced People Around The Globe: UN Report -- France24/AFP

Some 27.5 million people have been displaced within their countries by natural disaster, famine and war, the highest number in a decade, according to a new report released Wednesday.

"Close to three million people in 20 countries across the world were newly displaced from conflict and violence during 2010, and large scale displacement continues," said Elisabeth Rasmussen, who heads the Norwegian Refugee Council, which conducted the study, along with the United Nations.

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More News On 27.5 Million People Displaced Around the World

Global internal displacement highest in a decade -- Norwegian Relief Council
Report: 27.5 Million Uprooted by Violence -- New York Times/AP
Number of displaced people hits global high -- Reuters
Report: The number of people uprooted by conflict or violence rose to 27.5 million in 2010 -- Canadian Press/AP