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World Refugee Day: A look at the worsening global crisis

The number of people displaced due to war, persecution or human rights violations is increasing manifold everyday. The 21st century’s biggest crisis is the refugee problem. The rising number of terrorist attacks only fuel existing anti-refugee and anti-Muslim sentiments, exacerbating the problem.
The number of people displaced due to war, persecution or human rights violations is increasing manifold everyday. The 21st century’s biggest crisis is the refugee problem. The rising number of terrorist attacks only fuel existing anti-refugee and anti-Mu
The number of people displaced due to war, persecution or human rights violations is increasing manifold everyday. The 21st century’s biggest crisis is the refugee problem. The rising number of terrorist attacks only fuel existing anti-refugee and anti-Mu
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A record 65.6 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes owing to conflict or persecution by the end of 2016, according to a new report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday - the largest number of people in situations of forced migration since World War II. (Photo | AP)
A record 65.6 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes owing to conflict or persecution by the end of 2016, according to a new report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday - the largest number of people in situations of forced migration since World War II. (Photo | AP)
A crowd of displaced people look on as members of the U.N. multi-national police contingent provide security during a visit of UNCHR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi to South Sudan's largest camp for the internally-displaced, in Bentiu, South Sudan Sunday, June 18, 2017. Thousands of South Sudanese now live in UN protected camps, including 80 per cent of Bentiu's population. (Photo | AP)
A crowd of displaced people look on as members of the U.N. multi-national police contingent provide security during a visit of UNCHR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi to South Sudan's largest camp for the internally-displaced, in Bentiu, South Sudan Sunday, June 18, 2017. Thousands of South Sudanese now live in UN protected camps, including 80 per cent of Bentiu's population. (Photo | AP)
The image of Alan Kurdi a three-year-old Syrian boy of Kurdish ethnic background who drowned on September 2, 2015 in the Mediterranean Sea, drew global attention to the refugee crisis. He and his family were Syrian refugees trying to reach Europe. (Photo | AFP)
The image of Alan Kurdi a three-year-old Syrian boy of Kurdish ethnic background who drowned on September 2, 2015 in the Mediterranean Sea, drew global attention to the refugee crisis. He and his family were Syrian refugees trying to reach Europe. (Photo | AFP)
The world’s newest nation, South Sudan, since its split from Sudan in 2011, has witnessed multiple tensions. The civil war broke out in December 2014 between government and rebel forces. President Salva Kiir blamed soldiers loyal to former Vice-President Riek Machar for causing a coup, but Mr Machar denies this. A political squabble has today escalated to ethnic violence. (Photo | AP)
The world’s newest nation, South Sudan, since its split from Sudan in 2011, has witnessed multiple tensions. The civil war broke out in December 2014 between government and rebel forces. President Salva Kiir blamed soldiers loyal to former Vice-President Riek Machar for causing a coup, but Mr Machar denies this. A political squabble has today escalated to ethnic violence. (Photo | AP)
More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives in four-and-a-half years of armed conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into a full-scale civil war. More than 11 million others have been forced from their homes as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those opposed to his rule battle each other - as well as jihadist militants from the Islamic State. (Photo | AP)
More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives in four-and-a-half years of armed conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into a full-scale civil war. More than 11 million others have been forced from their homes as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those opposed to his rule battle each other - as well as jihadist militants from the Islamic State. (Photo | AP)
During the 1948 Palestine War, which was fought to carve out the nation of Israel, around 85% of the Palestinian Arab population of the lands that became Israel fled or were expelled from their homes, to the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and to neighbouring countries. They, and their descendants, including the new refugees formed from the aftermath of the Six-Day War in 1967, are called Palestinian refugees. (Photo | AP)
During the 1948 Palestine War, which was fought to carve out the nation of Israel, around 85% of the Palestinian Arab population of the lands that became Israel fled or were expelled from their homes, to the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and to neighbouring countries. They, and their descendants, including the new refugees formed from the aftermath of the Six-Day War in 1967, are called Palestinian refugees. (Photo | AP)
The Rohingya people are a Muslim minority group residing in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, also the most persecuted people on Earth. They are considered 'stateless', as the Myanmar government has been refusing to recognise them as one of the ethnic groups of the country. To escape persecution, the Rohingyas try to illegally enter Southeast Asian states, begging for humanitarian support. (Photo: Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
The Rohingya people are a Muslim minority group residing in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, also the most persecuted people on Earth. They are considered 'stateless', as the Myanmar government has been refusing to recognise them as one of the ethnic groups of the country. To escape persecution, the Rohingyas try to illegally enter Southeast Asian states, begging for humanitarian support. (Photo: Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
The Sri Lankan Civil War fought between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist militia Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended in 2009, after 26 years of violence. It resulted in over 145,000 refugees and 300,000 internally displaced people of Tamil origin. The Sri Lankan Tamil refugees continue to be wary of returning to their homeland because of their government's alleged abuses. (Photo: K K Sundar | Express Photo Service)
The Sri Lankan Civil War fought between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist militia Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended in 2009, after 26 years of violence. It resulted in over 145,000 refugees and 300,000 internally displaced people of Tamil origin. The Sri Lankan Tamil refugees continue to be wary of returning to their homeland because of their government's alleged abuses. (Photo: K K Sundar | Express Photo Service)
A series of conflicts including the Kurdish rebellions during the Iran–Iraq War (1980 to 1988), Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait (1990) and the Gulf War (1991) led by United States and a coalition of 35 countries, the subsequent sanctions against Iraq, culminating in the violence during and after the American-led invasion and occupation of Iraq, have forced millions of Iraqis to flee their homes. (Photo | AP)
A series of conflicts including the Kurdish rebellions during the Iran–Iraq War (1980 to 1988), Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait (1990) and the Gulf War (1991) led by United States and a coalition of 35 countries, the subsequent sanctions against Iraq, culminating in the violence during and after the American-led invasion and occupation of Iraq, have forced millions of Iraqis to flee their homes. (Photo | AP)
Children below 18 constitute nearly half of the total refugee population today. Sadly, several of these refugee children may have to live their whole lives in resettlement camps. (Photo | AP)
Children below 18 constitute nearly half of the total refugee population today. Sadly, several of these refugee children may have to live their whole lives in resettlement camps. (Photo | AP)
UNHCR data has shown that poorer countries have a bigger heart, and provide safe havens to the displaced. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump's controversial refugee ban is problematic given the current scenario. (Photo | AFP)
UNHCR data has shown that poorer countries have a bigger heart, and provide safe havens to the displaced. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump's controversial refugee ban is problematic given the current scenario. (Photo | AFP)
Despite the fact that India plays host to diverse groups of refugees, it is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention nor to its 1967 Protocol on the Status of Refugees. It, therefore, leaves refugees with little protection of their civil and political rights and virtually no legal provisions for their welfare. (Photo: Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
Despite the fact that India plays host to diverse groups of refugees, it is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention nor to its 1967 Protocol on the Status of Refugees. It, therefore, leaves refugees with little protection of their civil and political rights and virtually no legal provisions for their welfare. (Photo: Satish Babu | Express Photo Service)
Refugees from Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia also live in Tamil Nadu. ( Photo: KK Sundar | Express Photo Service)
Refugees from Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia also live in Tamil Nadu. ( Photo: KK Sundar | Express Photo Service)
World Refugee Day is marked every year on June 20 to commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees, says the UN. The hashtag #WithRefugees campaign continues until a global agreement for refugees is signed in 2018. (Photo credits | AFP/UNHCR-India/Facebook)
World Refugee Day is marked every year on June 20 to commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees, says the UN. The hashtag #WithRefugees campaign continues until a global agreement for refugees is signed in 2018. (Photo credits | AFP/UNHCR-India/Facebook)
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