When I said “refugees” I was trying to remember if they had the earth as “person” of the year. They did (endangered earth). Also saw that other groups have been done too - protesters, etc. Last year it was the “ebola fighters” which was fitting. So they may not want to do another group for this year.
However, in today's PC world, having any just ONE person be named seems wrong. (It takes a village and all you know).