1 per cent of humanity displaced: UNHCR Global Trends report - UNHCR
- Coronavirus impact? -
The report did not address the evolving displacement situation since the global coronavirus pandemic struck.
Grandi said it was clear the crisis was complicating the situation for the displaced at a time when everyone is being told that “being on the move is a liability for yourself and for others.”
But he noted that the poor and middle-income countries that host around 85 percent of the world’s refugees had so far been relatively spared the worst health impacts of the pandemic.
However, he warned, the economic impacts were taking a dire toll.
“What we have really seen escalating dramatically is poverty,” he said, pointing out that lockdowns in many countries had eliminated any chance most displaced people have of making an income.
Without significant support for displaced people and their host communities, this could spark “further population movements”, he warned.
Grandi also reiterated that countries must continue granting asylum to those in need, despite border closures and lockdown measures.
“One activity that doesn’t seem to have been discouraged by the pandemic is war, or conflict or violence,” he said.
“Unfortunately people continue to flee their homes, because pandemic or not, they are at risk... and they need to continue to be given refuge, protection, asylum.”
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