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Annual figures released by the UN refugee agency show that some 43.3 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide at the end of 2009, the highest number of people uprooted by conflict and persecution since the mid-1990s. At the same time, according to the 2009 Global Trends report, the number of refugees voluntarily returning to their home countries has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years. UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, commenting on the figures during an address in Berlin on Tuesday, said "last year was not a good year for voluntary repatriation."
The report also indicated that overall refugee numbers remained relatively stable at 15.2 million, two thirds of whom come under UNHCR's mandate while the other third fall under the responsibility of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. More than half of the refugees under UNHCR's care, or 5.5 million people, are in protracted situations.

The Report:
http://www.unhcr.org/4c11f0be9.html

20 giugno - Giornata Mondiale del Rifugiato:

http://www.intersos.org/italia_giornodelrifugiato.html

The Unhcr website:

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain

Intervista con Laura Boldrini, responsabile Unhcr per l'Italia:

http://www.aprileonline.info/notizia.php?id=15162

UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs, 29 June – 1 July 2010:

http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article2643