Refugee crisis increases in South-Sudan
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There is an increase in the number of world refugees. This is according to a report by the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) to commemorate the 2017 World Refugee Day.
According to the report, the number of refugees in the world by the end of 2016 hit record high of 65.5 million, an increase of 300,000 people over the previous year as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations.
The report shows that South-Sudan has the fastest-growing refugee population with 64 percent increase by mid-2016 from 854,100 to over 1.4 million and half of this population are children.
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In total, about 3.3 million South Sudanese had fled their homes by the end of 2016, this figure includes 1.9 million IDPs and 1.4 million refugees in neighbouring countries. According to this report, this is the fastest-growing displacement of people in the world.
The report predicts 5.5 million people in South Sudan are expected to be severely food insecure by mid-2017 due to the conflict and the poor economy.
In Africa, Uganda records the highest number of refugees of nearly a million, followed by Ethiopia with 791,631, DR Congo with 451,956 and Kenya with 451,099.
On June 22, Uganda will host the solidarity summit on refugees, jointly organised by the UN Refugee Agency, to raise money to manage and find lasting solutions to the crisis.
World Refugee Day has marked annually on June 20, to reflect on the crisis and to find solutions.
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