20 June is World Refugee Day, a day to recognize the strength, courage, and resilience of refugees. Every minute 20 people are forced to leave everything behind to escape war, persecution, or terror. While it is important to protect and improve the lives of refugees every single day, international days like World Refugee Day help to focus global attention on the plight of those fleeing conflict or persecution and highlight the need to fight for a more inclusive and equal world: a world where no one is left behind.
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Correct!?UNHCR estimates that by mid-2020, 80 million people were displaced worldwide. The world is now witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record, including 26.3 million refugees and 4.2 million asylum-seekers as of mid-2020, along with 45.7 million internally displaced persons as of 2019.
Incorrect.?The correct answer is B. UNHCR estimates that by mid-2020, 80 million people were displaced worldwide. The world is now witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record, including 26.3 million refugees and 4.2 million asylum-seekers as of mid-2020, along with 45.7 million internally displaced persons as of 2019.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. UNHCR estimates that by mid-2020, 80 million people were displaced worldwide. The world is now witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record, including 26.3 million refugees and 4.2 million asylum-seekers as of mid-2020, along with 45.7 million internally displaced persons as of 2019.
Correct!?. ?Colombia is second with 1.8 million. Other countries that host large numbers of refugees include Pakistan and Uganda, both with 1.4 million refugees, and Germany with 1.1 million.?
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. . Colombia is second with 1.8 million. Other countries that host large numbers of refugees include Pakistan and Uganda, both with 1.4 million refugees, and Germany with 1.1 million.
Incorrect.?The correct answer is C. . ?Colombia is second with 1.8 million. Other countries that host large numbers of refugees include Pakistan and Uganda, both with 1.4 million refugees, and Germany with 1.1 million.?
Correct!?The coronavirus pandemic has provided a lethal mix of confinement, deepening poverty and economic distress that has . The UNHCR-led Global Protection Cluster, a network of UN agencies and NGOs providing protection to people affected by humanitarian crises, reported increases in gender-based violence in at least 27 countries. The sale or exchange of sex as a means of coping with worsening economic situations was also reported in at least 20 countries.
Incorrect.?The correct answer is B. The coronavirus pandemic has provided a lethal mix of confinement, deepening poverty and economic distress that has . The UNHCR-led Global Protection Cluster, a network of UN agencies and NGOs providing protection to people affected by humanitarian crises, reported increases in gender-based violence in at least 27 countries. The sale or exchange of sex as a means of coping with worsening economic situations was also reported in at least 20 countries.
Correct!?UNHCR’s 2020 Education Report titled ‘Coming Together for Refugee Education’ states that at the level of higher education, including technical and vocational education and training as well as university courses, only were enrolled in courses. At primary level, enrolment of refugees ?
Incorrect. The correct answer is A. UNHCR’s 2020 Education Report titled ‘Coming Together for Refugee Education’ states that at the level of higher education, including technical and vocational education and training as well as university courses, only were enrolled in courses. At primary level, enrolment of refugees
Correct!?The??form the basis of UNHCR’s work, and enshrines refugee rights which include the right to seek asylum, the right of return and the right to non-refoulement. The core principle is non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country where they would face torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
Incorrect. The correct answer is A. The form the basis of UNHCR’s work, and enshrines refugee rights which include the right to seek asylum, the right of return and the right to non-refoulement. The core principle is non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country where they would face torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
Incorrect.?The correct answer is A. The??form the basis of UNHCR’s work, and enshrines refugee rights which include the right to seek asylum, the right of return and the right to non-refoulement. The core principle is non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country where they would face torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
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