Bangladesh’s Refugee Stats:
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Bangladesh is officially home to 32,000 Muslim Royhingya refugees who have fled Myanmar to escape discriminatory treatment by the Buddhist majority
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Sheltered in 2 official camps in Cox Bazaar, Bangladesh, these refugees live in appalling conditions
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Another 200,000 believed to be in unofficial camps
Pakistan’s Refugee Stats:
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With 1.6 million refugees, Pakistan is the 2nd largest host nation of refugees in the world after Turkey (10.5 percent of the global refugee population)
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Most of the refugees are of Afghan origin
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As a result of years of violent conflict, 1,162,248 individuals are presently internally displaced in Pakistan
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Since January 2016, over 7000 Pakistanis have sought refuge in Europe owing to insurgencies and threats by extremists
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Over 4000 Pakistani Christians are seeking asylum in Thailand as refugees owing to religious persecution