Today
is World Refugee Day.
According to a new UNHCR report, the average number of forcibly displaced people is at an 18 year high and, as of the end of 2012, 45.2 million people are displaced. "This includes 15.4 million refugees, 937,000 asylum seekers, and 28.8
million people forced to flee within the borders of their own countries."
Please take a moment to appreciate the
freedoms we typically take for granted: the freedom of speech, the right to
vote for your chosen political representative without fear of
retaliation, the ability to move freely, the right to practice your
religion as you understand it, and the privilege to live without fear
that you may be targeted and harmed solely because of an inherent trait
(your gender, sexual preference, or ethnicity).
