The World : 13 Million Are Refugees

The number of refugees worldwide increased by 1.6 million to more than 13 million last year, a survey by a refugee relief group said in Washington. The U.S. Committee for Refugees, a private group funded in part by the Ford Foundation, said in its report that the number of refugees worldwide rose from 11.7 million in 1986 to 13.3 million last year, but many of those seeking asylum in the United States were discouraged by what the report called the harsh policies of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, particularly in regard to refugees from El Salvador, Haiti and Indochina.