uador
refugees (country of origin): 9,851 (Colombia), note - UNHCR
estimates as many as 250,000 Columbians are seeking asylum in
Ecuador, many of whom do not register as refugees for fear of
deportation (2006)
Egypt
refugees (country of origin): 100,000 (Iraq), 70,255
(Palestinian Territories), 13,446 (Sudan) (2006)
Eritrea
IDPs: 40,000-45,000 (border war with Ethiopia from
1998-2000; most IDPs are near the central border region) (2006)
Ethiopia
refugees (country of origin): 73,927 (Sudan), 15,901
(Somalia), 10,700 (Eritrea)
IDPs: 100,000-280,000 (border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000 and
ethnic clashes in Gambela; most IDPs are in Tigray and Gambela
Provinces) (2006)
Gabon
refugees (country of origin): 7,298 (Republic of Congo) (2006)
Gambia, The
refugees (country of origin): 5,955 (Sierra Leone) (2006)
Gaza Strip
refugees (country of origin): 993,818 (Palestinian
Refugees (UNRWA)) (2006)
Georgia
IDPs: 220,000-240,000 (displaced from Abkhazia and South
Ossetia) (2006)
Ghana
refugees (country of origin): 38,684 (Liberia), 14,136 (Togo)
(2006)
Guatemala
IDPs: undetermined (estimates vary from none to 1 million
displaced from government's scorched-earth offensive in 1980s
against indigenous people) (2006)
Guinea
refugees (country of origin): 54,810 (Liberia), 5,423 (Sierra
Leone), 3,900 (Cote d'Ivoire)
IDPs: 19,000 (cross-border incursions from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia,
Sierra Leone) (2006)
Guinea-Bissau
refugees (country of origin): 7,320 (Senegal) (2006)
India
refugees (country of origin): 77,200 (Tibet/China), 50,730
(Sri Lanka), 9,700 (Afghanistan)
IDPs: at least 600,000 (about half are Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu
and Kashmir) (2006)
Indonesia
IDPs: 200,000-350,000 (government offensives against
rebels in Aceh; most IDPs in Aceh, Central Kalimantan, Central
Sulawesi Provinces, and Maluku), 300,000 (December 2006 floods in
Aceh regions) (2006)
Iran
refugees (country of origin): 662,355 (Afghanistan), 54,000
(Iraq) (2006)
Iraq
refugees (country of origin): 22,698 (Palestinian Territories),
13,382 (Iran), 13,332 (Turkey)
IDPs: 1.6 million (ongoing US-led war and Kurds' subsequent return)
(2006)
Israel
IDPs: 150,000-420,000 (Arab villagers displaced from homes in
northern Israel) (2006)
Jordan
refugees (country of origin): 1,835,704 (Palestinian Refugees
(UNRWA)), 700,00
|