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World: No Papers. No Future? The long wait facing undocumented Millions
By International Rescue Committee at ReliefWeb
· June 22, 2026
· 5 min read
.9 million people are displaced, stateless, or seeking asylum , 6.4 million refugees and asylum-seekers, 6.9 million people displaced within their own countries, and 2.6 million stateless people, representing 58 percent of the world's entire stateless population. These are the figures I carry with m
Key takeaway 6 million stateless people, representing 58 percent of the world's entire stateless population.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 22, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 5 min
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What is this story about? .9 million people are displaced, stateless, or seeking asylum , 6.4 million refugees and asylum-seekers, 6.9 million people displaced within their own countries, and 2.6 million stateless people, representing 58 percent of the world's entire stateless population. These are the figures I carry with m
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