Letters to the Editor: Number of people forcibly displaced is at a record 82.4m

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Letters to the Editor: Number of people forcibly displaced is at a record 82.4m

UNHCR estimates that between 30m and 34m of refugees who are displaced are children and 86% are hosted in developing countries.

Sat, 19 Jun, 2021 - 10:34

As we mark World Refugee Day on Sunday, it is staggering to contemplate that the number of vulnerable people forcibly displaced globally now stands at almost 82.4m, the highest figure on record.

The statistics are truly heart-rending. UNHCR estimates that between 30m and 34m of those displaced are children and 86% are hosted in developing countries. Furthermore, only 120,000 displaced people were returned to their homes or resettled in 2020.

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