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Poor nations hosting most refugees worldwide, need more Western help— UN | World News, The Indian Express

Poor nations hosting most refugees worldwide, need more Western help— UN | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Geneva |Published: June 19, 2019 1:46:49 pm



Poor nations hosting most refugees worldwide, need more Western help— UN

Developing countries, not rich Western nations, are bearing the brunt of the world's refugee crisis and are hosting most of the record 70.8 million displaced people who have fled war and persecution, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

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More than two-thirds of the world’s refugees come from five countries: Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar, and Somalia, the report said. (File photo)


* Record 70.8 million forcibly displaced at end of 2018 – UNHCR
* Poor countries host most refugees despite Western fears
* 5 million Venezuelans may have fled homeland by year-end
* Asylum-seekers arriving in the US entitled to a fair hearing

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