UN Secretary General records increase of number of refugees in the world
10:33, 21 April 2015
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS: The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance around the world has doubled in just ten years and stands at over 51 million refugees. Armenpress reports that the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated about it on April 20.
“The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance around the world has doubled in just ten years. More people are displaced by conflict than at any time since 1945. That figure stands at over 51 million refugees. People displaced within their countries because of conflict are now displaced for an average of 17 years. Millions of children are out of school, sometimes for years. And the situation is getting worse”, - said the UN Secretary General.
He said that by 2050, they estimate that up to one billion people could be displaced by climate change.
Economic losses from natural disasters have now reached $300 billion annually, and are projected to increase dramatically.
By 2050, it is estimated that more than 40 per cent of the global population will be living in areas of severe water stress.
Even if today’s conflicts ended tomorrow, humanitarian needs would persist and recovery could take decades.
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