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  1. www.unhcr.org › global-trendsGlobal Trends | UNHCR

    UNHCR's Global Trends report presents the latest numbers of refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless persons worldwide. Download the Global Trends report Annexes and raw data

  2. www.unrefugees.org › news › what-is-asylum-the-fundamentals-ofWhat is Asylum? - The Fundamentals of Seeking Safety - USA for...

    • What is asylum? Asylum is a form of protection available to anyone at risk of serious harm in their home country who must leave in search of safety in another country.
    • What is the difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker? There is often confusion around the terms ‘asylum seeker’ and ‘refugee’. A refugee is defined as someone who has been forced to flee persecution, war or violence and has crossed an international border to find safety in another country.
    • Who are asylum seekers and why are they seeking asylum? More than two-thirds of all refugees and Venezuelans displaced abroad originate from just five countries: Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar.
    • What is the right to seek asylum? Everyone has the right to seek asylum—no matter who they are, where they come from, or when they choose to flee. The right to seek asylum, along with other rights of refugees, is outlined in the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol which has protected the rights of asylum seekers and refugees since the end of WWII.

  3. worldmigrationreport.iom.int › refugees-and-asylum-seekersRefugees and asylum-seekers | World Migration Report

    Jun 17, 2023 · In 2022 alone, almost 2.9 million asylum applications were registered in 162 countries, the highest number of individual asylum applications on record. In 2022, the global number of first-instance new individual asylum claims lodged was 2.6 million, an increase of 83 per cent over 2021.

  4. www.theasylum.ccTHE ASYLUM

    NEWS. ‘Megalodon: The Frenzy’ Trailer – The Asylum’s Latest Features Five Megalodons and One Eric Roberts. Read More... ‘Sharknado’ Channels ‘Barbie’ as B-Movie Hit Gets New Poster, Trailer Ahead of 10th Anniversary Theatrical Release (Exclusive) Read More... The Asylum Films Including Sharknado Franchise is Now on Amazon Prime! Read More...

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_AsylumThe Asylum - Wikipedia

    The Asylum is an American film production and distribution company based in Burbank, California. The company is known for producing low-budget, direct-to-video films, in particular mockbusters, which capitalize on the popularity of major studio films with similar titles and premises.

  7. www.migrationpolicy.org › research › constrained-its-roots-howConstrained by its Roots: How the Origins of the Global Asylum...

    With unprecedented global displacement, with 65.3 million displaced persons in 2015, the territorial asylum system is overwhelmed. And fewer than 1 percent of displaced people in need of protection are resettled annually.

  8. www.amnesty.org › en › what-we-doRefugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants - Amnesty International

    An asylum seeker is a person who has left their country and is seeking protection from persecution and serious human rights violations in another country, but who hasn’t yet been legally recognized as a refugee and is waiting to receive a decision on their asylum claim.