In 1938, Roosevelt convened leaders from many countries around the world at the Evian Conference to discuss the Jewish refugee problem. The world leaders expressed empathy for the refugees but refused to accept the Jews. Due to the world's indifference, it did not take long for Hitler to find an alternative solution to the "Jewish problem" and begin building extermination camps, including Auschwitz. On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated, and this terrible chapter in human history came to an end. However, Auschwitz will always be a symbol of the depths to which humans can sink and the unimaginable price of indifference to suffering. The UN report on the state of refugees in the world for 2015 (2016 data has not yet been published) shows that of the approximately 65.3 million refugees and displaced persons in the world, less than 4 million have arrived in Europe. The vast majority are in Africa and Asia. Of these, 21.3 million are refugees, and more than half are under the age of 18. Every day, nearly 34,000 people are forcibly displaced from their homes as a result of conflict or persecution. These numbers are greater than those during World War II.

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