World Refugee Day ~ June 20

Malian refugees in Niger; photo UNHCR/H. Caux

A newly released report by the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) says that 80 percent of the world's refugees are being hosted in developing countries, like Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which are also some of the poorest countries.

 "Developing countries cannot continue to bear this burden alone, and the industrialized world must address this imbalance," said High Commissioner António Guterres. "We need to see increased resettlement quotas. We need accelerated peace initiatives in long-standing conflicts so that refugees can go home": http://www.unhcr.org/4dfb66ef9.html