Who’s to blame for the worsening refugee crisis?
The UN says the number of refugees reached a record high of more than 60 million people last year.
The United Nations marked World Refugee Day on Monday with a new report that says forced displacement reached record levels last year.
It is a crisis facing one in every 113 people somewhere in the world: families being forced from their homes, sometimes at a moment’s notice, because of war on their doorsteps; children having to leave their schools and friends behind for uncertainty ahead.
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According to the report, 24 people were being displaced every minute.
The refugees are mainly from Asia and Africa. More than half of them are children.
The UN is launching a new petition calling for education for every refugee child and shelter for every refugee family.
So, what is being done to stop so many people losing their homes?
Presenter: Dareen Abughaida
Guests:
Maya Mailer – Oxfam’s head of Humanitarian Policy and Campaigns
Salim Salamah – Head of the Palestinian League for Human Rights Syria
Daphne Bouteillet-Paquet – Senior Legal Officer at the European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Published On 21 Jun 2016