52%

Australia has resettled over800,000refugees since 1945.

Refugees and People Seeking Asylum

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO SEEK ASYLUM IN ANOTHER COUNTRY IF THEY ARE BEING PERSECUTED OR ARE IN DANGER OF BEING PERSECUTED.Article 14, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

REFUGEE ASYLUM SEEKER A refugee is someone who has been recognised as needing protection because of a well-founded fear of being persecuted in their home country on the basis of their race, relation, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.

An asylum seeker is an individual who is seeking international protection and whose claim for refugee status has not yet been decided.

How many refugees are there in the world?

At the end of 2017 the number of refugees was:

During 2017, an average of

44,400people per day were forced to abandon their homes due to conflict and persecution.

25.4 MILLION

There were also:3.1 million people seeking asylum.

40 million people displaced within their own country.

More than half (57%)of all refugees worldwide came from three countries:

Syria

Afghanistan

SouthSudan

85%of the world’s refugees in 2017 were hosted by developing countries52% of the refugee population in

2017 were children.

In 2017-18, 78% of permanent visas were granted to people in need of protection from the following 5 countries: (This includes both onshore and offshore visas granted)

Where do refugees in Australia come from?

4,927 Iraq

3,282 Syria

2,043 Myanmar

1,355 Democratic Republic of the Congo

1,130 Afghanistan

How many refugees does Australia take?

In 2017-2018permanent visas were granted to

16,250refugees

and others in need of protection.

How have world events affected humanitarianarrivals in Australia?

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YEAR1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

From 1991Global resettlement efforts intensify for

refugees from Iraq and Myanmar. Thousands are

resettled in Australia.

2003–200570% of Australia's

resettlement program is allocated to refugees from

the African continent, including Burundi, the

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Sierra, Leone,

Somalia and Sudan.

1992–2002More than 39,000 refugees

and other humanitarian cases are resettled in

Australia from countriesof former

Yugoslavia.

2015–2017In response to the

humanitarian disasters in Syria and Iraq, the

Australian Government resettles an additional

12,000 people.

1950s and 1960s14,000 Hungarians and

almost 6,000 Czechs are resettled in Australia after

their countries areinvaded by the former

Soviet Union.

1947–1952About 171,000

migrants and displaced people from Europe

resettle in Australia in the aftermath of

World War II.

1947–1996150,000 refugees from South-East Asia, many

of whom were displaced by the Vietnam War, resettle in Australia.