聯合國:世界難民人數達新高

The United Nations refugee agency says a record number of people worldwide have been displaced by war, violence and persecution and the number of people forced to flee their homes is rapidly growing.

聯合國難民署說，世界各地的戰爭、暴力和迫害造成的難民人數已經達到新高，被迫離開家園的人正在迅速增多。

In a new report issued Thursday, the UNHCR says that at the end of 2014, there were nearly 60 million forcibly displaced people, about 8 million more than the year before and about 20 million more than a decade ago. The increase since 2013 was the highest ever in a single year.

聯合國難民署星期四發表的一份新報告說，到2014年底，將近6千萬人流離失所。這個數字比一年前增加了約8百萬，比10年前增加了約2千萬。自2013年以來，增加的難民人數超過了以往任何一年。

A major exodus of people from their homes started in 2011 with the eruption of civil war in Syria; but, in the past five years, armed conflicts and persecution also have sent people fleeing from their homes in Africa, Asia and Europe. Last year 42,500 people a day left their homes due to some type of violence.

大量人員外流始於2011年，這是敘利亞內戰帶來的後果。但在以往五年期間，非洲、亞洲和歐洲的武裝衝突和迫害也迫使人們逃離家園。去年，每天有4萬2千5百人因某種形式的暴力而離開家園。

Syria is currently the world's biggest producer of displaced people and refugees, followed by Afghanistan and Somalia. Syria's neighbor, Turkey, has become the world's top refugee-hosting nation.

敘利亞是目前世界上最大的難民輸出國，其次是阿富汗和索馬里。敘利亞的鄰國土耳其是世界上收容難民最多的國家。

Greece and Italy are swamped with refugees who want to settle in Europe.

希臘和意大利目前都有大批希望在歐洲定居的難民。