联合国:世界难民人数达新高

The United Nations refugee agency says a record number of people worldwide have been displaced by war, violence and persecution and the number of people forced to flee their homes is rapidly growing.

In a new report issued Thursday, the UNHCR says that at the end of 2014, there were nearly 60 million forcibly displaced people, about 8 million more than the year before and about 20 million more than a decade ago. The increase since 2013 was the highest ever in a single year.

A major exodus of people from their homes started in 2011 with the eruption of civil war in Syria; but, in the past five years, armed conflicts and persecution also have sent people fleeing from their homes in Africa, Asia and Europe. Last year 42,500 people a day left their homes due to some type of violence.

Syria is currently the world\'s biggest producer of displaced people and refugees, followed by Afghanistan and Somalia. Syria\'s neighbor, Turkey, has become the world\'s top refugee-hosting nation.

Greece and Italy are swamped with refugees who want to settle in Europe.

联合国难民署星期四发表的一份新报告说，到2014年底，将近6千万人流离失所。这个数字比一年前增加了约8百万，比10年前增加了约2千万。自2013年以来，增加的难民人数超过了以往任何一年。

大量人员外流始于2011年，这是叙利亚内战带来的后果。但在以往五年期间，非洲、亚洲和欧洲的武装冲突和迫害也迫使人们逃离家园。去年，每天有4万2千5百人因某种形式的暴力而离开家园。

叙利亚是目前世界上最大的难民输出国，其次是阿富汗和索马里。叙利亚的邻国土耳其是世界上收容难民最多的国家。希腊和意大利目前都有大批希望在欧洲定居的难民。