World Refugee Day - June 20

it's very difficult to imagine the life of a refugee under the best of circumstances which, by definition, probably don't exist...

Seven of every 10 of the world's roughly 11.5 million refugees have been "warehoused" for five years or more in countries that have denied them basic rights guaranteed under the 1951 Refugee Convention, according to the 2005 edition of the "World Refugee Survey" released Wednesday by the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI).

As a result, many of the world's refugees are unable to work, move freely within countries, own property, or even receive an education, according to the report, which also found that the total number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world actually fell during 2004 for the second year in a row.

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"We are failing those who need us most," said Lavinia Limon, the president of USCRI, which was formerly known as the U.S. Committee for Refugees. "Millions of these refugees are children who are growing up to nothing."

Among the worst offenders, according to the 126-page report, are Tanzania, Malaysia, and Iran, all of which received failing "F" grades in USCRI's report card. "A" grades were awarded to Chad, Iraq, and the United States.

chad and iraq... how interesting...!

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