Mais de 46 milhões de refugiados

The UN helped a record number of refugees in the first half of 2014 – almost one in four of whom were Syrian. The country has become the nation with the most displaced people, surpassing Afghanistan for the first time. The rise of refugees in the first six months of 2014 saw 5.5 million people newly displaced, bringing the total figure to 46.3 million. This is around 3.4 million more than at the end of 2013, when the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released its last report. "In 2014 we have seen the number of people under our care grow to unprecedented levels. As long as the international community continues to fail to find political solutions to existing conflicts and to prevent new ones from starting, we will continue to have to deal with the dramatic humanitarian consequences," said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, as published on the agency’s website. This is a figure that could yet rise in the next report, due to the current situation in Syria and Iraq, following the onslaught of the Islamic State over the summer months and into the autumn. The most recent report found that for the first time, Syria had the largest refugee population under assistance from the UNCHR. The country surpassed Afghanistan, which held the top position for over three decades. Russia Television