Such information is contained in the report, which was published by the UN agency, which now deals with refugees. According to this report - in 2016 the refugees became approximately 300 thousand more than they were in the world as early as in 2015.

This figure - about 66 million people, consists of three components at once: 22.5 million people - this is the maximum figure - compared to earlier indicators. Also, 17 million citizens are now under the protection of the United Nations Agency. All the rest are Palestinian refugees.

As reported URA-Inform, in Ukraine for a year about 110 thousand people became refugees.