World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day 2024:According to recent UNHCR statistics, over 130 million people are currently displaced due to conflict, violence, and human rights violations; 32 million of them are refugees.

World Refugee Day | A look at the 10 largest refugee crises since 1960

Almost five million Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring countries due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, creating one of the biggest refugee crisis since 1960.

'Every action counts', UNHCR says for World Refugee Day

In Africa alone, fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso and the Sahel region have contributed to the number of refugees surging to 6.3 million, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, the UNHCR director for East Africa, Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes said.