Photos: The world’s displaced population equivalent to 12th largest country
Al Jazeera
By end of 2023, one in 69 people globally had been forcibly displaced, nearly double the ratio of a decade ago.
A report by the United Nations refugee agency says forced displacement surged to historic new levels across the globe last year.
Some 120 million people were displaced globally due to wars and conflicts, the UNHCR’s flagship Global Trends Report published on Thursday said.
The figure would make the global displaced population equivalent to the 12th largest country in the world, about the size of Japan.
“One hundred and twenty million is a pretty high figure and also very significant,” said Filippo Grandi, the UN high commissioner for refugees.
“Most regrettably, it is the 12th consecutive year in which this figure goes up. Behind these stark and rising numbers lie countless human tragedies. That suffering must galvanise the international community to act urgently to tackle the root causes of forced displacement,” added Grandi.
