United Nations: Due to conflict situation in different regions of the world, more than eight crore people were displaced by the middle of this year and the covid-19 pandemic made the lives of refugees worse. This has been reported in a United Nations report.
UNHCR, a United Nations agency working for the rights of refugees, estimates that more than 80 million people were displaced globally by the middle of this year. UNHCR released a report in Geneva on Wednesday. Earlier this year it was said that 7.95 crore people had to be displaced from their native places due to repression, conflict situation and human rights violations in different regions. It also includes figures of 4.57 crore people displaced within the region, 2.96 crore refugees and 42 lakh people forced to asylum in other countries.
The United Nations agency said, “The ongoing and recent conflict situation and the corona virus epidemic had a very serious impact on people’s lives in 2020.” According to estimates, out of 7.95 crore people forced to migrate, there were 3–3.4 crore children whose age was below 18 years. According to UNHCR, Syria (66 lakhs), Venezuela (37 lakhs), Afghanistan (27 lakhs), South Sudan (23 lakhs) and Myanmar (million) ) People were displaced.
The agency said that people were forced to be displaced and the Covid-19 epidemic made their situation worse. The UNHCR said, “The epidemic severely affected every aspect of human life and also caused a livelihood crisis globally.” Due to the strict measures taken for covid-19, the refugees also found it difficult to move safely from one place to another.
