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VOICES FROM THE FIELDTHE IRC BLOG
No one chooses to be a refugee
June 19, 2012
By The IRC
Image: UNHCR
- In 2011, an estimated 4.3 million people were newly displaced due to conflict or persecution.
- More than 800,000 people were displaced as refugees across international borders, the highest number in more than a decade.
- Another 3.5 million people were newly displaced within the borders of their countries, a 20 percent increase from 2010.
These disturbing global trends are documented in a report just released by the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR.
World Refugee Day is tomorrow and UNHCR is asking what you would do if faced with the difficult decisions that refugees must make.
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I'm forever grateful for my
Submitted by Metmany Nelson (not verified) on June 20, 2012 - 1:40am.
I'm forever grateful for my parents' decision to flee our homeland of Laos. We stayed in a refugee camp in Thailand for five years. The workers from UNHCR played a key role in my career path. Each day as we waited for our warm cup of soya milk before school, I thought to myself, "one day I will give back to those in need". With pride and joy I wish to say "I'm a proud Canadian and Registered Nurse, my career enables me to give back each and every day".
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