One in 70 people worldwide is forcibly displaced: UNHCR
Key takeaways
- At least 117.8 million people worldwide remain forcibly displaced due to conflict, violence, human rights abuses and persecution.
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- For the first time in 10 years, forced displacement has declined – a shift driven by large-scale returns of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) from the world’s biggest displacement crises.
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At least 117.8 million people worldwide remain forcibly displaced due to conflict, violence, human rights abuses and persecution.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A woman holds her baby outside the registration centre for new refugees on the outskirts of the Korsi refugee camp in Birao, Central African Republic. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]By Hanna Duggal, Mohamed Hussein and UNHCRPublished On 11 Jun 202611 Jun 2026At least 117.8 million people, or one in 70 individuals worldwide, remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today.
For the first time in 10 years, forced displacement has declined – a shift driven by large-scale returns of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) from the world’s biggest displacement crises.