Every year, June 20 is world refugee day. According to the latest report released by UNHCR on the 19th, by the end of 2018, the number of displaced persons in the world had exceeded 70 million, the highest in nearly 70 years. UNHCR called for greater support.
The annual global trends report released by UNHCR on the 19th shows that nearly 70.8 million people around the world are forced to be displaced, an increase of about 2.3 million over a year ago, the highest in the past 70 years. The 70.8 million people mentioned in the global trends report include three major groups. The first category is refugees who have been forced to flee the country because of conflict, war or persecution. In 2018, the number of refugees worldwide reached 25.9 million, an increase of 500000 over 2017.
The second category is asylum seekers - those who are receiving international protection outside their country of origin but are waiting for the results of their application for refugee status. At the end of 2018, there were 3.5 million asylum seekers worldwide.
The third category is the largest group, 41.3 million people, who have been displaced to other parts of their country, which is often referred to as internally displaced persons. The report also shows that in 2018, one in every two refugees was a child, and most of the children were alone and unaccompanied by their families.