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Number of displaced persons at record high: UN report

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UNHCR says the cumulative total of displaced people has risen to 82.4 million. It marks the ninth straight annual increase in the number of people forcibly displaced. Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, said conflict and the impact of climate change are leading sources of new movements.

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Times of India

UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis

In its latest Global Trends report released on Friday, UNHCR says the cumulative total of displaced people has risen to 82.4 million - roughly the population of Germany. It marks the ninth straight annual increase in the number of people forcibly displaced.

3 years ago·India

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BBC News

Record number of displaced people despite Covid: UN refugee agency

Some 82 million people have been forcibly displaced, more than 1% of the world's population.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Amid pandemic, number of people forced to flee homes has risen, says U.N.

The number of people forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution and human rights abuses has doubled in the past decade to reach 82.4 million at the end of last year, the United Nations said on Friday. "In the year of COVID, in a year in which movement was practically impossible for most of us... 3 million more people have been forcibly displaced," U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told Reuters. Nearly 70% of those…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Hindu

Global displacement from war, crises doubles in a decade, says United Nations

A fresh report from the UN refugee agency showed global displacement figures swelled by around three million in 2020 after an already record-breaking year in 2019.

3 years ago·India

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CTV News

Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID-19 crisis: UN

The UN refugee agency says war, violence, persecution and human rights violations caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide as countries shut borders and ordered lockdowns.

3 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis

The U.N. refugee agency says war, violence, persecution and human rights violations caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide as countries shut borders and ordered lockdowns

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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