Aftermath of war

Today we mark World Refugee Day. According to the UNHCR, to date, nearly 71 million people have left their homes because of military conflicts or persecution.

80% of them go to neighbouring countries.

The number of people who were forced to leave their homes and countries due to wars and persecutions, has reached 70.8 million.
This is the highest level since the creation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 1950, United Nations said in a report released for the news agencies.

Dejan Ivanovic was wounded while serving in the Kosovo war in spring 1999, when he stood on an anti-personnel mine in Kosare and lost one of his legs.

For the last 20 years, he has been a military invalid, but has had to struggle with bureaucracy to get the benefits that he is guaranteed by law.

Turkey does not receive enough international support to tackle the refugee issue, U.N.

Up to 2 million refugees could flee to Turkey if fighting intensifies in northwestern Syria as aid funds run dangerously low, the United Nations said on June 10.

A suspected migrant smuggler has been arrested in Thessaloniki on charges of repeatedly raping a 33-year-old Iraqi refugee woman whom he had held against her will with her two children in an apartment in the region of Volvi outside the northern port city.

The head of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group praised Turkey on May 28 for its vital role and exemplary performance in hosting some 3.5 million refugees. 

A non-government group that monitors the Amazon rainforest has said that the pace of deforestation has been increasing.

The city of Athens and the non-profit organization, The HOME Project, signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to provide high-quality services for unaccompanied refugee children residing in Athens.

"It's disgraceful that a convicted war criminal walks in front of those who want to pay tribute to the allies who have died fighting for justice and peace in Europe. Europe Day=European values," Scott wrote in Serbian on Twitter.