Saturday, June 2, 2012

UN report predicts increase in world's displaced

Associated Press: The number of people fleeing their homes and becoming refugees or displaced in their own countries will increase in the next 10 years as a result of a host of intertwined causes ranging from conflict and climate change to population growth and food shortages, according to a report Thursday by the UN refugee agency. "The State of the World`s Refugees," covering the period 2006-2011, said a key change and dominant challenge is the increasing number of internally displaced people--some 26 million...

URL: http://dawn.com/2012/06/01/un-report-predicts-increase-in-worlds-displaced/
Enclosure: http://dawncompk.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/afghan-refugees-collect-water-from-a-water-point-in-a-slum-area-on-the-outskirts-of-islamabad670.jpg?w=670&h=350

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