Nigeria. Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo swelling the figures. It also noted that more than 1.6 million people sought political asylum in a foreign country last year. a jump of more than 50 percent compared to the previous year largely due to the 270.000 Ukrainians who submitted asylum claims in Russia. While many conflicts have erupted or reignited in the past five years. few have been conclusively resolved. Just 126.800 refugees were able to return home in 2014. the lowest number in 31 years. UNHCR said. I say to my colleagues. I have been to refugee camps. and I have seen the suffering and pain and the hopelessness there. I was taken around by a teacher at a refugee camp where there were about 175.000 people. as I recall. in Jordan. and there were a large number of children around in this camp. The teacher said to me: Senator MCCAIN. do you see all of these children here? I said: Yes.
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