United Nations High Commissioner and Safe Havens

: Rather, this is also a day for solemn reflection and deep concern, according to The Waterloo Record. The number of refugees worldwide, as estimated by the United Nations High Commissioner, reached 59.5 million last year. And although many of the stories of individual refugees who make it to safe havens are filled with their hope, courage and persistence, although those stories are also filled with the extraordinary generosity and compassion of those who work to assist them, this is not a day for undiluted celebration. That almost as many people as live in the entire country of Italy. It an all-time record. It a 16-per-cent increase over the 51.2 million refugees in 2013. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.