The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past decade and stands at the highest level since records began, a trend that can be only reversed by a new, concerted push towards peace-making.

This is according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), also known as the UN Refugee Agency.

According to UNHCR's annual Global Trends report by the end of 2021, those displaced by war, violence, persecution, and human rights abuses stood at 89.3 million, up 8% on a year earlier and well over double the figure of 10 years ago. 

To assist us on this topic we are joined by:  Laura Padoan External Relations Officer for South Africa Multi Country Office at UNHCR, Lindokuhle Mdabe, lawyer at Lawyers for Human Rights and Rod Maxwell the Western Cape and Eastern Cape Chairman of the Forum for Immigration of South Africa.

The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past decade and stands at the highest level since records began, a trend that can be only reversed by a new, concerted push towards peace-making.
This is according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), also known as the UN Refugee Agency.
According to UNHCR's annual Global Trends report by the end of 2021, those displaced by war, violence, persecution, and human rights abuses stood at 89.3 million, up 8% on a year earlier and well over double the figure of 10 years ago. 
To assist us on this topic we are joined by:  Laura Padoan External Relations Officer for South Africa Multi Country Office at UNHCR, Lindokuhle Mdabe, lawyer at Lawyers for Human Rights and Rod Maxwell the Western Cape and Eastern Cape Chairman of the Forum for Immigration of South Africa.

The programme discusses current issues pertaining to South Africa and the continent as a whole. The talk show hosts various experts on interesting and important issues affecting Africa and the globe.

The programme discusses current issues pertaining to South Africa and the continent as a whole.

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