[QUOTE]The number of people living as refugees from war or persecution exceeded 50 million in 2013, for the first time since World War Two, the UN says.
The overall figure of 51.2 million is six million higher than the year before, a report by the UN refugee agency says.
Antonio Guterres, head of the UNHCR, told the BBC the rise was a "dramatic challenge" for aid organisations.
Conflicts in Syria, central Africa and South Sudan fuelled the sharp increase.
"Conflicts are multiplying, more and more," Mr Guterres said. "And at the same time old conflicts seem never to die."
Of particular concern are the estimated 6.3 million people who have been refugees for years, sometimes even decades.
People living in what the UN terms "protracted" refugee situations include more than 2.5 million Afghans. Afghanistan still accounts for the world's largest number of refugees, and neighbouring Pakistan is host to more refugees than any other country, with an estimated 1.6 million[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-27921938[/url]
Maybe as a number, but as a percentage?
[QUOTE=download;45166269]Maybe as a number, but as a percentage?[/QUOTE]
Not even close by a percentage but 51.2 million people suffering is miserable either way
Should construct a whole new safe city for refugees. Got enough people.
Push them to China, they got enough empty cities there
[QUOTE=NoobieWafer223;45166614]Should construct a whole new safe city for refugees. Got enough people.[/QUOTE]
Right, it will look really well right next to city for the world's homeless, the world's prison colony and next to the laissez-faire utopia of Rapture.
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