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According to the UNHCR, 108.4 million people worldwide are forcibly displaced. Most refugees – 76 percent – are hosted by low and middle-income countries. In addition, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) reports more than 280 million international migrants worldwide – 3.6 percent of the global population
The UN Refugee Agency has warned in a new report that conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants crossing from sub-Saharan Africa. For the hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants attempting to cross from sub-Saharan African countries to Europe, the journey is an extremely dangerous one.
The migration routes are all the more dangerous due to the lack of critical services, the UNHCR has said. The UN report says that, despite the location of major migration hubs being known, there remains a lack of migrants’ access to immediate assistance, shelter, or information about the dangers they may face
This absence of protection measures placed refugees and migrants “at great risk of harm and death” and also triggered dangerous secondary onward movements. Many underestimate the risks and dangers and many die while crossing the desert or near borders, UNHCR said, noting that most also suffer serious human rights violations, including sexual violence, kidnappings, torture, and physical abuse.
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With the right level of funding, supported services could provide immediate humanitarian assistance, shelter, referral mechanisms, information on the dangers involved in embarking on hazardous journeys, and access to justice. According to the UNHCR, 108.4 million people worldwide are forcibly displaced. Most refugees – 76 percent – are hosted by low and middle-income countries. In addition, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) reports more than 280 million international migrants worldwide – 3.6 percent of the global population.
