How many refugees and IDPs are there?
At the start of 2005, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported approximately 9.2 million refugees worldwide, while the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center estimated 25.3 million IDPs throughout the globe.More than one-third of all refugees, or 3.5 million individuals, are found in Africa. Africa also hosts 13 million IDPs, more than half of the world’s internally displaced population.80% of all refugees and IDPs are women and children. Over 7 million refugees have spent at least 10 years in camps.
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