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UNHCR records 100 million refugees worldwide

Thu 16 Jun 2022    
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Geneva: The UN refugee agency has counted 100 million people worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes, the highest number of displaced people recorded since World War II, the German press agency (dpa) reported.

The displacement of civilians from Ukraine was the largest and fastest-growing refugee crisis since the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) was established in 1951, the body said in its Global Trends Report.

Numbers had climbed every year in the last decade, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned, adding that the terrible trend would continue unless the international community took action to resolve conflicts and find lasting resolutions.

The report addresses developments in 2021 but includes the current refugee figure to highlight the devastating consequences of the Ukraine crisis.

The UNHCR counted 89.3 million people displaced by war, violence, persecution, and human rights abuses by the end of 2021 – 8% more than a year earlier.

The number has been rising for years, with more than double the number of people fleeing their homes in late 2021 compared to ten years earlier. UNHCR records 100 million refugees
UNHCR records 100 million refugees
About UNHCR

The primary purpose at UNHCR is to safeguard the rights and well-being of people who have been forced to flee. Together with partners and communities work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another country. We also strive to secure lasting solutions.

For over half a century, UNHCR has helped millions of people to restart their lives. They include refugees, returnees, stateless people, the internally displaced and asylum-seekers. They provide protection, shelter, health and education have been crucial, healing broken pasts and building brighter futures.


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