GLOBAL TRENDS

GLOBALTRENDSFORCED DISPLACEMENT IN 20162016 in ReviewTRENDS AT A million people who were refugees at million internally displaced million under UNHCR s million Palestinian refugees registered by million asylum-seekersas a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights MILLION NEWLY DISPLACED During the year, million people were newly displaced by conflict or persecution. This included million individuals displaced within the borders of their own countries2 and million new refugees and new 20 NEW DISPLACEMENTS EVERY MINUTE The number of new displacements was equivalent to 20 people being forced to flee their homes every minute of 2016. 51% Children below 18 years of age constituted about half of the refugee population in 2016, as in recent years. Children make up an estimated 31 per cent of the total world 10 MILLION PEOPLEUNHCR estimated that at least 10 million people were stateless or at risk of statelessness in 2016.

4 unhcr > global trends 2016 chapter 1 introduction more people than ever affected by forced displacement syria. children from an orphanage in homs take the bus to school. mohammed a. and mohammed c. take a bus to school

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