10 countries host half world's refugees - Amnesty

Ten countries accounting for 2.5% of world GDP are hosting more than half the world's refugees, Amnesty International said on Tuesday as it slammed what it called the selfishness of wealthy nations.

In a report on the plight faced by the world's 21 million refugees, the London-based human rights body lamented that countries immediately neighbouring crisis zones bear the brunt of the global refugee problem.

56% of refugees are being sheltered in 10 countries, according to the report, in which Amnesty proposed a solution whereby the world's countries find a home for 10% of the planet's refugees every year.