The global refugee crisis has continued to grow and more than 65 million people are forcibly displaced around around the world. More than half of those refugees come from three countries: Syria (4.9 million), Afghanistan (2.7 million), and Somalia (1.1 million).

The organization lists three main reasons:

  • Conflicts that cause large refugee outflows
  • Dramatic new or reignited conflicts and situations of insecurity are occurring more frequently.
  • The rate at which solutions are being found for refugees and internally displaced people has been on a falling trend since the end of the Cold War, leaving a growing number in limbo.

Read the full article about the refugee crisis from Center for Disaster Philanthropy