6 wealthiest countries host less than 9 percent of the world’s refugees: Oxfam
Q. Six wealthiest countries host less than ___ percent of the world’s refugees, according to Oxfam- Published on 19 Jul 16a. 9
b. 10
c. 11
d. 12
ANSWER: 9
Six wealthiest countries in the world hold less than 9 percent of the world’s refugees according to a news report issued on July 18, 2016.
- US, China, Japan, France, Germany and the UK made up more than half the global economy while they hosted 2.1 million refugees and asylum seekers which is just 8.88 percent of the world’s total according to Oxfam.
- Nation that host more than half of the world’s refugees and asylum seekers account for less than 2 percent of the world’s GDP- South Africa, Palestine, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkey and Jordan.
- Close to one of 113 people have been forced to leave their homes due to violence, conflict and persecution.
