According to a 2015 report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as of January 2014 more than 11 million people around the world had been driven from their homes by armed conflict, persecution, natural disasters or other causes. Of these, more than 6 million were in the Middle East, Southern Africa and the East and the Horn of Africa, and more than 1 million in Europe.
The number of refugees in the Middle East and North Africa have nearly doubled in recent years, driven by conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and other nations. As the numbers grow, displacement patterns are shifting away from camps and toward urban areas.
“Migrant” or “refugee”? BBC goes into the debate over which terms are appropriate. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34061097 …
A visual guide to 75 years of major refugee crises around the world http://wapo.st/1TfnvyZ