In 2018, 70 million people were displaced – 26 million were refugees and 84 per cent of those were from underdeveloped countries. In 2010-19, more than 16 million asylum claims were registered, with 2 million filed in 2019 alone. Ten countries with more people seeking asylumSANCTUARY: TURKEY Turkey currently hosts almost 4 million refugees, 3.6 million of whom are Syrian. In 2016-19, citizens of Central America accounted for 1.6 million asylum applications, a significant increase from 200,000 in 2010-15. Ten countries with more people seeking asylumDestination: Uganda Uganda hosts more than 1.4 million refugees, making it the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 14, 2020 05:26 UTC