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UN Refugee Agency - UNHCR
Refugee Women
In any refugee population, approximately 50 percent of the uprooted people are women and girls.
Stripped of the protection of their homes, their government and often their family structure, females are often particularly vulnerable. They face the rigours of long journeys into exile, official harassment or indifference and frequent sexual abuse - even after reaching an apparent place of safety.
An aerial view of the Dadaab refugee complex in north-east Kenya. Photo: Bannon/IOM/UNHCR: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42127
There are currently 43 million people who have been forced to flee their homes due to a combination of causes. These include conflict, climate change, population growth, urbanization, food insecurity, water scarcity and resource competition. Eighty per cent of the 43 million live in the developing world. ________________________________________________________
UN Refugee Agency - 56-Page Document
CONVENTION & PROTOCOL ON THE
STATUS OF REFUGEES
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