100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide – UN
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The number of forcibly displaced people worldwide reached 100 million, said United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday.
The number of forcibly displaced people worldwide rose to 90 million by the end of 2021, propelled by new waves of violence or protracted conflict in countries including Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Nigeria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the UNHCR.
The UN agency added that the war in Ukraine has displaced 8 million this year, and more than 6 million refugee movements from Ukraine have been registered.
“One hundred million is a stark figure – sobering and alarming in equal measure. It is a record that should never have been set,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi.
“This must serve as a wake-up call to resolve and prevent destructive conflicts, end persecution, and address the underlying causes that force innocent people to flee their homes,” Grandi added.
According to a recent report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), 53,2 million people displaced inside their borders by conflict.