In the clearest indication yet that the formation of the unity government has done little to change the situation in Zimbabwe, a new report has shown that Zimbabweans still top the world list of asylum seekers.
The report by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) was released last week and is based on findings during 2009, the first year of life under a coalition government in Zimbabwe. The report: 2009 Global Trends - Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons, shows that more than 158 000 Zimbabweans had applied for asylum last year alone. The report cites “political and economic turmoil” and “uncertainties” over the fragile coalition government as key reasons behind the numbers fleeing the country, a figure which is three times higher than the next list-topping country, Burma. Zimbabwe’s figures were also alarmingly higher than those of war-torn countries like Afghanistan and Somalia.
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