Every June 20, many countries mark United Nations World Refugee Day with events to raise awareness about the situation of refugees. The refugees’ status often poses difficulties for the governing bodies of the countries hosting them. And various recent conflicts have led to rising numbers of refugees, bringing these problems to the forefront of global attention.

In recent years, Muslim countries especially have seen a huge growth in refugees. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, recently stated that “in 2011, the 57 Organization of Islamic Conference states hosted 50 percent of the persons who are of concern to UNHCR, some 17.6 million in total.”

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