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Number of forcibly displaced people dips to 118 million: UN
Key takeaways
- At the end of 2025, 117.8 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes, marking a decline of 5.4 million compared to a year earlier, the UN refugee agency said.
- The agency said the number of people who had been forced to flee due to war, violence and persecution remained “unacceptably high”, urging action to dramatically reduce long-term displacement over the next decade.
- In its annual report, UNHCR explained that the declining displacement number was linked to “a sharp increase” in the number of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) returning home.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize GENEVA, Switzerland: The number of forcibly displaced people dropped for the first time in a decade last year, as more opted to return home despite often unsafe and unstable conditions, the UN said Thursday.
At the end of 2025, 117.8 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes, marking a decline of 5.4 million compared to a year earlier, the UN refugee agency said.
The agency said the number of people who had been forced to flee due to war, violence and persecution remained “unacceptably high”, urging action to dramatically reduce long-term displacement over the next decade.
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