Refugees United Facts

Facts about refugees

- Currently (2008) approximately 37 million refugees have been registered worldwide - 13 million have escaped to another country while 24 million are internally displaced in their own country

- Additionally millions of refugees live illegally all over the world. Hence the actual count of refugees is unknown

- Civil wars and human rights abuses forced 3 million people, over 8,000 a day, to leave their homes and seek refuge elsewhere within their countries in 2004

- In 2006 UNHCR registered 460 urban locations and 305 refugee camps globally. On average the population-size of one camp was 8,800 individuals. 25% of the camps hosted more than 10.000 refugees

Sources:
UNICEF, UNHCR, Danish and Norwegian Refugee Councils

Facts about Refugees United

- Refugees United is an online search engine for refugees to register or search for lost loved ones

- No third party is involved in the search and no official papers need to be filled in. Hence, refugees who fear authorities or live under the radar also have a possibility of searching and registering

- The search engine is intelligent, allowing each person to disclose only the information they wish. It is possible to search and register with eg. nicknames, scars or birthmarks only identifiable to family and close friends

- The gateway is free of charge

- The gateway is continuously being updated with more and more translations

- Refugees United is an independent non-political, non-religious NGO

- Refugees United is a non-profit organization dependent on memberships, partnerships, sponsorships, donations and unpaid work

- Refugees United was founded by the brothers David and Christopher after their personal experience with helping a young Afghan refugee relocate his younger brother

- Refugees United is not about physical reunification. The aim is to let refugees find each other in cyberspace, thus relieving them of the torture of uncertainty

Internet Usage Facts

INTERNET USAGE GROWTH 2000-2008:

Africa: 1030 %
Asia: 363 %
Europe: 265 %
Middle East: 1177%
North America: 129 %
Latin America: 659 %
Oceania: 165 %
World Total: 291 %

Source: www.internetworldstats.com