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| Afghans make up 25% of Refugees reaching Greece by Sea: UNHCR Report |
| 2024-11-09 |
| [KhaamaPress] The United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that 25% of the refugees who have arrived in Greece by sea are Afghan citizens. In a report published on Wednesday, November 6, UNHCR stated that a total of 28,352 refugees reached Greece by sea in 2024. According to UNHCR, Afghan citizens make up the majority of these refugees after Syrians. The report highlighted that 25% of these Afghan refugees are migrating as families. One-quarter of these refugees are children, according to the report. Based on UNHCR statistics, the majority of these refugees are from Egypt, Syria, Somalia, and Afghanistan, with 22% being children. UNHCR has previously noted that Afghanistan has the highest number of displaced persons worldwide. Afghanistan and Syria each account for 6.4 million refugees globally, which together comprise one-third of the world’s total refugee population. |
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