Why are refugees and IDPs displaced?
There are a range of situations that result in the creation of refugee and IDP populations. Some refugees and IDPs flee their homes due to conflict, while others are trying to escape political or religious persecution. The following examples reflect a variety of causes for displacement across the globe.AfghanistanOver the past 20 years, millions of Afghans fled their country as a result of the Soviet occupation and repression by the Taliban regime; as many as 5 million Afghans lived as refugees at the end of the 1990s. Since 2001, following the signing of the Bonn Agreement and the establishment of a new government, more than 4.2 million refugees have returned to Afghanistan.BurmaMore than 140,000 Burmese live as refugees in Thailand, India, and Bangladesh as a result of the political, religious, and ethnic persecution of ethnic minorities by the Burmese government. An estimated 500,000 Burmese remain internally displaced for similar reasons, and often endure forced labor, torture, and
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