Colombia displaces and Ecuador receives refugees by violence

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Colombia displaces and Ecuador receives refugees by violence

November 9, 2010.- Colombia is the country with the largest number of people displaced by violence in the world and Ecuador is the largest recipient, UN said.

The Colombian conflict that has nearly five decades, caused the internal displacement of 3.7 million inhabitants, while another 380,000 were able to shelter or are asking protection in 36 countries, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said.

“The number of uprooted people in Colombia is higher than those in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo,” director of Colombian NGO Consultancy for Human Rights (CODHES) Jorge Rojas said.

Ecuador, which shares a border with Colombia of 720 km, is the largest recipient of displaced people from that country, and recognized refugee status to 52,000 people, official sourced said.

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