On this day, 32 years ago, November 9, 1993 (September 26, 1993 in the lunar calendar), the United Nations published its first report on the status of refugees in the world. Although the Cold War has ended, the world is still in turmoil, regional conflicts continue, and the number of refugees has increased sharply. The global total number of refugees has increased from 11 million a decade ago to 18.2 million today. In addition, 24 million people have been displaced. Currently, one in 130 people in the world has been forced to leave their homes. This is a worrying picture of the current situation of the world's refugee problem described in the "State of the World's Refugees" report published for the first time by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. On the morning of November 9, 1993, Sadako Ogata, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, officially released the report at a press conference. According to the report, in 1960, there were only 1.4 million refugees in the world, which grew slowly over 15 years, reaching 2.8 million in 1976. Growth began to accelerate since then, reaching 8.2 million in 1980 and reaching a peak of 18.2 million by the end of 1992. There are now 10,000 refugees emerging in the world every day. Asia has the largest distribution of refugees, with currently 7.2 million; Africa is next with 5.4 million; and Europe has 3.6 million. The report points out that the current characteristics of the world's refugee problem are: the main cause of refugees is not wars between countries, but internal ethnic conflicts; internal conflicts not only generate a large number of refugees, but also generate more displaced persons. Due to economic reasons, large numbers of immigrants also generate refugees; The civil war destroyed the original national institutions and social structures, making the protection and assistance of refugees very complex and difficult; the original institutions and methods for protecting and assisting refugees can no longer solve the current refugee problem. The report believes that corresponding solutions are needed at all stages of the development of the refugee problem. The report emphasizes the need for broader measures to promote peace, human rights and development in addition to humanitarian protection and assistance. The report also emphasizes the importance of preventing refugee problems. The China government today donated US$250,000 to the UNHCR's 1994 comprehensive program. China representative Wang Donghua also spoke at the pledging meeting and said that he hoped that the international community, especially developed countries, would increase assistance to refugees.