Asia Welcomes Most Refugees

It's not the developed Western nations, but the Asian countries, which have welcomed most foreign refugees in recent times. The University of Southern California has prepared a report according to which Pakistan, Iran and Turkey have accommodated a huge number of refugees since 1945. Unfortunately, the majority of 6,500 adults - polled in 12 countries in February and March - believe that the European countries take in the highest number of refugees.

Citing United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) data, the report said that Pakistan, Iran and Turkey have received nearly 10 million refugees and asylum seekers since the WWII. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative (AHI), too, reported that America and Germany have allowed only 3.5 million refugees to take shelter there in last seven decades. Interestingly, 50,000 refugees have been allowed to take shelter in America so...