INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS SEE SHARP RISE IN ASYLUM CLAIMS, DRIVEN BY SYRIA CRISIS - UN REPORT

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Date: 21 Mar 2014 17:00:01 -0400
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INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS SEE SHARP RISE IN ASYLUM CLAIMS, DRIVEN BY
SYRIA CRISIS - UN REPORTNew York, Mar 21 2014 5:00PMA new report
issued today by the United Nations refugee agency found a sharp rise
in asylum claims in 44 industrialized countries over the course of
last year, driven primarily by the crisis in Syria.

According to "Asylum Trends 2013," 612,700 people applied for asylum
in North America, Europe, East Asia and the Pacific last year - the
highest total for any year since 2001.

Afghanistan, which in the previous two years was the world's principal
country of origin for asylum-seekers, ranked third in terms of new
claims behind Syria and Russia, a
<"http://www.unhcr.org/532afe986.html">news release issued by the UN
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) pointed out.

Among the top 10 countries of origin, six are experiencing violence or
conflict - Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Somalia, Iraq and Pakistan.

"There is clear evidence in these numbers of how the Syria crisis in
particular is affecting countries and regions of the world far removed
from the Middle East," said High Commissioner for Refugees António
Guterres. "This makes it all the more important that refugees and the
communities receiving them are being properly and robustly supported."

For 2013, the biggest increase in asylum applicants by region was in
the 38 countries of Europe which together received 484,600 claims - an
increase of a third from 2012. Germany was the largest single
recipient with 109,600 new asylum claims, followed by France (60,100)
and Sweden (54,300).

Turkey, currently the biggest refugee-hosting country in Europe due to
the Syria crisis, saw 44,800 asylum claims lodged last year, mainly
from nationals of Iraq and Afghanistan, while Italy received 27,800
claims and Greece 8,200.

North America received the second highest number of asylum claims -
nearly 98,800 in total. However, the majority of these applicants
originated in China. Canada, with its recent changes in asylum
policies, received some 10,400 claims - half the number seen in 2012.

The United States (88,400) has long been a leading country of asylum
in industrialized countries, and in 2013 was second only to Germany in
the number of applications received, UNHCR noted.

In East Asia and the Pacific, both Japan (3,300) and the Republic of
Korea (1,600) received higher numbers of claims relative to previous
years. Australia (24,300) too saw a significant rise from 2012 levels
(15,800), putting it almost on par with levels seen in Italy.

According to UNHCR, asylum-seekers arriving in industrialized
countries undergo individual assessments to determine whether they
qualify for refugee status. As such, their numbers are always higher
than those who eventually get accepted as refugees. For the 44
industrialized countries mentioned in the report, acceptance rates
vary widely and tend to be higher among people fleeing conflict.

The agency tracks forced displacement globally and issues a number of
reports each year showing trends worldwide. The three major components
of global forced displacement are internal displacement, refugee
numbers, and asylum-seekers (together totalling 45.2 million people,
as of data from early 2013).Mar 21 2014 5:00PM
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