WRC Report

A bold but practical plan of action for governments and stakeholders to make the refugee response system fair, effective and efficient for refugees and governments alike.

Concrete Solutions to Transform the Global Refugee System

The World Refugee Council’s new report provides practical solutions for a major overhaul of the global refugee system in four key areas: political will, accountability, funding and governance.
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News Release: Call to Action for Transforming the Global Refugee System

World Refugee Council Calls for a Major Overhaul of the Global Refugee System
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The Essentials of the WRC’s A Call to Action Report

"The Essentials" summarizes the World Refugee Council's 55 recommendations in its report "A Call to Action: Transforming the Global Refugee System." They offer bold, actionable ideas with which to galvanize political will and transform the system.
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No Strangers at the Gate: Collective Responsibility and a Region’s Response to the Venezuelan Refugee and Migration Crisis

More than 1.6 million Venezuelans have fled the country since 2015, and with no end in sight for Venezuela’s economic, humanitarian and governance crisis, the forced migration challenge will only grow.
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Context

Global Refugee Population by Year
1980
8.5M
2000
12.1M
2018
25.4M
Total number of displaced people
68.5M
Number of people displaced per day
34,000
Average duration of a refugee situation
20 Yrs
Source: UNHCR Population Statistics (popstats.unhcr.org)
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