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Jun 16, 2022 · A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, highlighting worldwide food insecurity, the climate crisis,...
- Syria. Syria continues to be the world’s largest refugee crisis as we enter 2024, representing nearly 25% of the total global refugee population. As of mid-2023, 6.49 million Syrians have sought refuge, primarily in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, and Türkiye .
- Afghanistan. The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has made it one of the top countries of origin for refugees. One in every six refugees originated from this country, and over 6.1 million Afghans are internationally displaced — largely in neighboring Pakistan and Iran.
- Ukraine. In February 2022, escalated conflict in Ukraine led to a full humanitarian crisis, that has displaced over 5.8 million refugees in the last two years.
- South Sudan. The world’s youngest nation is also the site of one of its largest refugee crises, one that entered its tenth year last month. Over 4 million South Sudanese have been forced from their homes, with 2.2 million of those having to leave the country entirely.
Jun 8, 2023 · Refugee crises around the world still continue to make headlines and be a major concern. In fact, the number of refugees and internally displaced people worldwide has grown: more than 103 million mid-2022, up from 82.4 million at the end of 2020.
- Tatiana Almeida
UNHCR's Global Trends report presents key statistical trends and the latest official statistics on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people worldwide. At the end of 2022, 108.4 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously ...
Oct 25, 2023 · More than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes by the end of September 2023, due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations, UN refugee agency UNHCR said on...
When an emergency is declared, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is on the ground to ensure that people forced to flee find safety and assistance – whether in their own country or another.
Dec 29, 2021 · As temperatures dropped, and several deaths were reported amongst the asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants stranded for weeks in increasingly dire conditions, the UN rights office urged both...
