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More than 70 million people now fleeing conflict and oppression worldwide
Source: The Guardian
More than 70 million people now fleeing conflict and oppression worldwide
One in every 108 people were displaced in 2018, yet offers of resettlement were half level of previous year
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Wed 19 Jun 2019 07.00 BST
The number of people forced to flee their homes across the world has exceeded 70 million for the first time since records began, the UN’s refugee agency has warned.
About 70.8 million – one in every 108 people worldwide – were displaced in 2018. This includes people who were forced to flee their homes last year, as well as people who have been unable to return home for years.
The figure is a conservative estimate, according to the study’s authors, because the impact of the crisis in Venezuela is still not known.
“Year on year the international community is proving unable to make peace. You’ve got a number of regional conflicts, some of which have drawn in international actors. If you look around the world it’s very hard to see resolution to conflicts,” said Matthew Saltmarsh, of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
The figure of 70.8 million displaced people includes 25.9 million refugees, 41.3 million people displaced within their own borders and 3.5 million asylum seekers.
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One in every 108 people were displaced in 2018, yet offers of resettlement were half level of previous year
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Wed 19 Jun 2019 07.00 BST
The number of people forced to flee their homes across the world has exceeded 70 million for the first time since records began, the UN’s refugee agency has warned.
About 70.8 million – one in every 108 people worldwide – were displaced in 2018. This includes people who were forced to flee their homes last year, as well as people who have been unable to return home for years.
The figure is a conservative estimate, according to the study’s authors, because the impact of the crisis in Venezuela is still not known.
“Year on year the international community is proving unable to make peace. You’ve got a number of regional conflicts, some of which have drawn in international actors. If you look around the world it’s very hard to see resolution to conflicts,” said Matthew Saltmarsh, of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
The figure of 70.8 million displaced people includes 25.9 million refugees, 41.3 million people displaced within their own borders and 3.5 million asylum seekers.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jun/19/more-than-70-million-people-fleeing-conflict-oppression-worldwide
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