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UN refugee agency: Number of displaced tops 100 million for first time

The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has crossed 100 million for the first time on record – propelled by the war in Ukraine and other deadly conflicts, The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said.

Mon, 23 May, 2022

UN: 6.5m people displaced inside Ukraine in addition to refugees who have left

The UN migration agency said on Friday that nearly 6. 5 million people have been displaced inside Ukraine, on top of the 3. 2 million who have already fled the country.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2022

UN: Record 65m people displaced worldwide

Persecution and conflict in Syria and Afghanistan, and elsewhere, raised the number of refugees and internally displaced people worldwide to a record 65.3m in 2015, says the UN refugee agency.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2016

27m displaced by conflict and natural disasters in 2015

An aid agency has said 27.8m people around the world were internally displaced by conflicts and natural disasters last year, calling it a global crisis.

Thu, 12 May, 2016