KUALA LUMPUR: As at the end of April, there were 154,140 refugees and asylum-seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia.
Its Representative in Malaysia Richard Towie said the majority were from Myanmar.
A total of 139,780 refugees and asylum-seekers were from Myanmar, with the rest coming from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Palestine and other nations, he said.
He said this at a press conference after attending the launch of “Odysseys: A Photographic Exhibition of the Asia and Europe Refugee Crises” organised by Agence France-Presse here today.
He said 68% of the refugees and asylum-seekers comprised males while 34,600 were children below the age of 18.
– BERNAMA