US President Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday it
would slash the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the United
States.
No more than 45,000 refugees will be allowed into the country
over the coming year under the new plan, less than half the number
proposed by the Obama administration for the current fiscal year.
If implemented, the reduced number would represent the lowest intake of refugees to enter the United States in 10 years under the resettlement program.
Resettlement is the careful selection and relocation by governments, such as the US, of vulnerable refugees who've already been granted asylum by another country.
In Turkey, almost three million people are currently living as refugees, compared to only 227,000 in total in the United States, according to UN statistics.
Both Pakistan and Lebanon host more than a million refugees, while more than 900,000 live in Iran and Uganda respectively.
Germany has the most of any developed Western countries, hosting almost 700,000 in 2016.
These numbers also don't take into account the more than two million still waiting to have their refugee status officially determined across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Read more: Trump cuts refugee numbers: How the US compares with the world
If implemented, the reduced number would represent the lowest intake of refugees to enter the United States in 10 years under the resettlement program.
Resettlement is the careful selection and relocation by governments, such as the US, of vulnerable refugees who've already been granted asylum by another country.
In Turkey, almost three million people are currently living as refugees, compared to only 227,000 in total in the United States, according to UN statistics.
Both Pakistan and Lebanon host more than a million refugees, while more than 900,000 live in Iran and Uganda respectively.
Germany has the most of any developed Western countries, hosting almost 700,000 in 2016.
These numbers also don't take into account the more than two million still waiting to have their refugee status officially determined across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Read more: Trump cuts refugee numbers: How the US compares with the world
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