US EditionUN Refugee Agency Says More than 122 Million People Forcibly Displaced Worldwide
- The UNHCR reported that the global number of forcibly displaced people dropped slightly to 122.1 million by April 2025 from a record 123.2 million at the end of 2024.
- This slight decrease followed a decade-long rise driven mainly by prolonged conflicts in Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Syria, where unrest has forced millions to flee.
- Nearly two million Syrians have returned home since late 2024, including more than 500,000 crossing back after the December 2024 fall of Bashar al-Assad's government.
- UNHCR data show Sudan hosts 14.3 million displaced people, surpassing Syria's 13.5 million, while 9.8 million displaced persons returned home worldwide in 2024, the highest IDP and refugee return rates in decades.
- UNHCR stressed that displacement remains untenably high amid evaporating humanitarian funding and volatile conflicts, urging renewed efforts for peace and sustainable solutions for refugees worldwide.
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122m forcibly displaced worldwide 'untenably high': UN
The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record peak but remains "untenably high", the United Nations said Thursday. A record 123.2 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes at the end of 2024, said UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. But that figure dropped to 122.1 million by the end of April this year, as Syrians began returning home after years of turmoil. More than 1.5 …
UNHCR reports funding gap amidst continuous rise in forced displacement
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported on Thursday that forced displacement has doubled globally in the last decade, with a lack of funding to accommodate the increased number of displaced people dependent on UNHCR for support. The UNHCR said the increase was “largely driven by protracted conflicts in Sudan, Myanmar and Ukraine,” with a total of 123.2 million people being forcefully displaced in 2024. Internally dis…
U.N.: Over 122 Million People Forcibly Displaced by War and Persecution
The U.N. High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday released its annual Global Trends Report, which found a record high of 123.2 million people were displaced from their homes around the world due to “persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, and events seriously disturbing the public order.” The post U.N.: Over 122 Million People Forcibly Displaced by War and Persecution appeared first on Breitbart.
Mexico City.- By the close of 2024, Mexico had granted refuge to 150,836 people from other countries, while another 266,710 people were waiting to respond to their asylum request.The number of refugees in Mexico is the fourth highest in the Americas, after those from the United States, Canada and Brazil.The figures come from the annexes of the Global Trends report of the United Nations Agency for Refugees (UNHCR), released this Thursday.The agen…
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