Protection also depends on governments and people fulfilling their duty or obligation to respect human rights. Refugees Refugees often find themselves in situations where their human rights are infringed. Altogether that is about 20 million people worldwide. In addition there are estimated to be 25 million displaced people. Most refugees are hoping they can be repatriated when it is safe to return home.
Most refugees are in the developing world because that is where most conflicts are taking place.
Refugees have to be very adaptable in order to survive and are an asset both to the countries they seek asylum in and to their own countries when they are able to return.