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| Refugees' fate 'getting harder' | Refugees' fate 'getting harder' |
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| Conditions for asylum-seekers are becoming tougher in many countries because of fears of terrorist attacks, the UN refugee agency has warned. | Conditions for asylum-seekers are becoming tougher in many countries because of fears of terrorist attacks, the UN refugee agency has warned. |
| Speaking on World Refugee Day, UNHCR head Antonio Guterres said some nations had curbed immigration to the point where refugees were being excluded. | Speaking on World Refugee Day, UNHCR head Antonio Guterres said some nations had curbed immigration to the point where refugees were being excluded. |
| He told the BBC that refugees were not terrorists, but the victims of terror. | He told the BBC that refugees were not terrorists, but the victims of terror. |
| After a five-year fall, the number of refugees is rising again because of violence in Iraq and Somalia. | After a five-year fall, the number of refugees is rising again because of violence in Iraq and Somalia. |
| The UN estimates that nearly 44m people have left their homes because of violence or persecution. | The UN estimates that nearly 44m people have left their homes because of violence or persecution. |
| It says that some are forced abroad, many others are displaced within their own countries. | It says that some are forced abroad, many others are displaced within their own countries. |
| "The international community is not paying attention and is not giving enough support," UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said. | "The international community is not paying attention and is not giving enough support," UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said. |
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| However, the UN said there were reasons for optimism amid the grim statistics. | However, the UN said there were reasons for optimism amid the grim statistics. |
| UNHCR: 2006 global trends [365k] Most computers will open this document automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here | UNHCR: 2006 global trends [365k] Most computers will open this document automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here |
| Millions of refugees have returned home to countries such as Sudan, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Millions of refugees have returned home to countries such as Sudan, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Mr Guterres is in southern Sudan, where he seeing the challenges facing refugees returning there after many years of conflict. | Mr Guterres is in southern Sudan, where he seeing the challenges facing refugees returning there after many years of conflict. |
| He said people were returning home from all neighbouring countries and "showing a lot of courage, a lot of commitment to build their new country". | He said people were returning home from all neighbouring countries and "showing a lot of courage, a lot of commitment to build their new country". |
| Mr Guterres said the response among western countries had been mixed. | Mr Guterres said the response among western countries had been mixed. |
| "There are countries in which, especially after 9/11, there has been a growing concern with refugees and I think it's important to say and to repeat they are not terrorists, they are the first victims of terror," he said. | "There are countries in which, especially after 9/11, there has been a growing concern with refugees and I think it's important to say and to repeat they are not terrorists, they are the first victims of terror," he said. |
| "But in other countries, on the contrary, we are seeing an extremely generous approach in protection granted to refugees." | "But in other countries, on the contrary, we are seeing an extremely generous approach in protection granted to refugees." |
| He singled out Sweden and the Netherlands for being "extremely positive" in relation to the plight of Iraqi refugees. | He singled out Sweden and the Netherlands for being "extremely positive" in relation to the plight of Iraqi refugees. |
| Conflict is the biggest factor forcing people from their homes. | Conflict is the biggest factor forcing people from their homes. |
| The war in Iraq alone has displaced an estimated 4m people - 2m inside and 2m outside the country. | The war in Iraq alone has displaced an estimated 4m people - 2m inside and 2m outside the country. |