For Your Information
The purpose of World Refugee Day is to draw attention to the plight of refugees, celebrate their courage and resilience, and renew commitment to solving refugee problems. It is also an opportunity to recognise the contribution which refugees make to the countries which host them.
The theme for World Refugee Day in 2006 is "keeping the flame of hope alive" - a salute to the indomitable spirit and courage of the world's refugees.
Source: UNHCR
Some facts about 2005
Latest statistics indicate that of the 20.8 million people of concern to UNHCR:
*8.4 million are refugees who have fled their countries due to civil wars and ethnic, tribal and religious violence and who cannot return home
*6.6 million are internally displaced persons - people forced to flee their homes, but who have not crossed a border
*2.4 million are stateless people
*1.6 million are returnees
*773,000 are asylum seekers
*960,000 are others of concern
Source: www.unhcr.org
Camp Refugees in Bangladesh
From the northern Rakhine State of Myanmar
2955 Families
21255 persons
Male: 10,498
Female: 10757
Population of the years from
0-4: 4415
5-17 years:8053
Urban Refugees:
From Mayanmar, Iran, Somalia, Sierra Leon
77 families
159 persons
Source: UNHCR
