Strangled by Red Tape

The National Coordinating Board—Bakornas—deals with refugees. It is cumbersome, lumbering, and packed with bureaucracy.

July 3, 2001

How many local or internal refugees are there in the world? According to United Nations (UN) agencies and the International Red Cross (IRC), the figure ranges from 20 million to 25 million. Other humanitarian aid organizations mention 30 million. It is difficult to obtain accurate figures because several countries won't allow independent bodies to do the count. The total changes from time to time, too. But definitely, whether 20 million or 30 mill...

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