Churches working together in Louth to welcome refugees to the UK
We are churches working together in Louth to welcome refugees to the UK.
Refugee Facts
65.3 million people around the world have been forced from home. Among them are nearly 21.3 million refugees, over half of whom are under the age of 18. Source: Global Trends 2015
Nearly 34,000 people are forcibly displaced every day as a result of conflict or persecution. Source: Global Trends 2015
War has driven 50 million children globally out of school. Source: RSN
10,000 child refugees have gone missing across Europe since registering with state authorities. Source: EU’s criminal intelligence agency Europol
Syria’s years of brutal civil war – together with attacks from ISIS – has created the greatest human tragedy in living memory.*
Almost 500,000 Syrian people have died.*
Some 11 million people – nearly half of Syria’s population – have fled their homes.*
Almost 5 million Syrian people are in vast camps in countries neighbouring Syria.*
*Source:ForRefugees
